Six days of dual sport riding in the southern Smokies

[klaviator]

Originally Posted by Vixen

keyword "almost"

You are right. It's the rider not the bike that counts. Did a group dual sport ride in the fall and one guy showed up on an SV650. He did most of the ride including a deep water crossing. He finally crashed on Flatland road.

[klaviator]

Originally Posted by Fireman1000

I would be interested in group ride as well.

If I decide to do one I'll post it well in advance. I will be doing some weekend rides in the N. Ga. mountains once the weather gets a little warmer & drier.

[Sirwrexalot]

Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. A small group of West TN Flatlanders are heading that way in early April.

You got any tracks or routes that you care to share?

[klaviator]

Originally Posted by Sirwrexalot

Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. A small group of West TN Flatlanders are heading that way in early April.

You got any tracks or routes that you care to share?

I don't have any GPS tracks but if you let me know where you will be riding I will be glad to give you some suggestions.

My first suggestion is Dress warm. It will probably still be very cold in early April. Don't be surprised if you have to deal with some snow/ice/ and freezing temperatures at the higher elevations. What type of bikes will you be riding?

[i4bikes]

Very nice report. I'm here in Ohio with 10" of snow. I've rode street only bikes on some of those roads, like round bottom, but never had a DS bike down there. Looks like you had a good time.

[BigT]

I've said it before and I'll say it again (& again & again). You Georgia guys have all the best places to ride.

Out here on the Left-Coast it's nothing but locked gates, private property and "Keep Out" signs on the most interesting looking roads.

A fellow KLR riding friend of mine moved out there a couple years ago, and he loves it.

Nice report.

[ThumperDRZ]

Sat down for 5 minutes to check Advrider and now it's more than an hour later.....what a great report....been going to my Garmin software and marking these roads.... Hurricane Creek looks like a few we have around here down in the Ozark "Hills" but we sure don't have those mountains.....Great Pictures....Love to ride them one day

[klaviator]

Originally Posted by BigT

I've said it before and I'll say it again (& again & again). You Georgia guys have all the best places to ride.

Out here on the Left-Coast it's nothing but locked gates, private property and "Keep Out" signs on the most interesting looking roads.

A fellow KLR riding friend of mine moved out there a couple years ago, and he loves it.

Nice report.

A lot of the good stuff in N. Georgia has been shut down. Everything in this RR was in N. Carolina and Western TN. A lot of good ridng in those states has also been closed off. Still, it's a great area for the type of riding I like to do. Not as great for the hard core off road guys.

Here's a few N. Georgia Pics:

On a really clear day you can see downtown Atlanta from here.


Two Wheels Only Motorcycle Resort. A great place to stay and explore the surrounding area'



Woody Lake, Right across the street from TWO.


N. Jawja Dual Sport


Flatland road near TWO

[BigT]

Originally Posted by klaviator

Everything in this RR was in N. Carolina and Western TN.

Oops, I was wondering as I was posting that, if I should have paid more attention to where exactly it was you were riding.

Still, it's the right part of the country (more or less), and it still sucks out here..

-T

[klaviator]

I couldn't resist adding a few more Pics of north Georgia from a recent ride.

A perfect spring day in the N. Georgia Mountains


At least we didn't have to worry about getting speeding tickets


A good day to try out my new Fulmer DS Helmet


I love riding in the Smokies

[soboy]

Nice report. I share the same philosophy about dual sport riding as you, I don't want a plated dirt bike, my DR650 is fine for the kind of riding I do. Love the twisties, both paved and dirt. I've been riding for 37 years, bought my first street legal dual sport in 1975 (we called them enduros back then) and have found nothing more satisfying than a dual sport motorcycle. What I find especially fun is to play dirt bike on some fun trails, then hit pavement and play sport bike in the asphalt twisties. Then more dirt... and more asphalt dancing....I can repeat that sequence all day long and never get tired of it!

Been on many of the roads in your ride report, but not all of them. I love riding in N. GA, but Western NC and Eastern TN are even better!

Would enjoy riding with you sometime. I used to be fast on the street and the dirt, but now I am old, fat and slow. And I have more fun now than ever!

[klaviator]

Originally Posted by soboy

Nice report. I share the same philosophy about dual sport riding as you, I don't want a plated dirt bike, my DR650 is fine for the kind of riding I do. Love the twisties, both paved and dirt. I've been riding for 37 years, bought my first street legal dual sport in 1975 (we called them enduros back then) and have found nothing more satisfying than a dual sport motorcycle. What I find especially fun is to play dirt bike on some fun trails, then hit pavement and play sport bike in the asphalt twisties. Then more dirt... and more asphalt dancing....I can repeat that sequence all day long and never get tired of it!

Been on many of the roads in your ride report, but not all of them. I love riding in N. GA, but Western NC and Eastern TN are even better!

Would enjoy riding with you sometime. I used to be fast on the street and the dirt, but now I am old, fat and slow. And I have more fun now than ever!

I have enjoyed exploring as long as I can remember and have enjoyed going fast around curves almost that long. Before I got my first motorcycle I used to love making the tires of my car howl on a curvy road. Of course, going around curves is more fun on a motorcycle. A dual sport bike is perfect for exploring and having fun in the twisties. I'd enjoy riding with you sometime as well. PM to follow shortly.

[Fireman1000]

Let's bring this one back to life. Shall we?

[Hevy Kevy]

Now that you guys have all that experience riding snowy roads, you can come on up and ride in Canada......eh! Seriously, another for the bucket list . Those bikes are perfect for the TransLab or an east coast loop.

[klaviator]

Originally Posted by Fireman1000

Let's bring this one back to life. Shall we?

I was surprised to see this thread resurrected after almost three years. It was my first ride report and I still remember it well.

Originally Posted by Hevy Kevy

Now that you guys have all that experience riding snowy roads, you can come on up and ride in Canada......eh! Seriously, another for the bucket list . Those bikes are perfect for the TransLab or an east coast loop.

Riding in the snow is one thing, the problem with Canada is that you get really cold temperatures to go with it.