Kentuckiana "Icebreaker" Ride Mar. 24-25 - Page 5

woodly1069 · 01-20-2012, 05:46 AM

Yeah, what DRZTHD25 said! We sould put together a meeting place somewhere downtown before we cross the bridge for now and who ever wants to join us for the ride up to Paoli would be welcome! Any ideas for easy access to the second street bridge where we could gather?

ghostdncr · 01-20-2012, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by woodly1069

Any ideas for easy access to the second street bridge where we could gather?

How about in front of Colgate over in Clarksville. You know, where we meet for the Thursday night rides? Just a thought.

woodly1069 · 01-20-2012, 07:00 AM

yeah good thought, and everyone already knows where that is, DUH! I should have thought about that one huh?

Kevinj110 · 01-20-2012, 01:29 PM

Well I am gonna take the weekend off and bring the Versys out for the first big run on it. Hopefully I won't be the only guy with more of a street bike. I hope I don't get picked on too much, or do I?

ADVCoot · 01-20-2012, 01:35 PM

another Versys

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Originally Posted by Kevinj110

Well I am gonna take the weekend off and bring the Versys out for the first big run on it. Hopefully I won't be the only guy with more of a street bike. I hope I don't get picked on too much, or do I?

Kevinj110 · 01-20-2012, 03:09 PM

Yes and we both have the fastest color. Can't wait to meet everyone and do a little hanging out. I hope its in the mid 50s that weekend that would be awesome.

Davidc83 · 01-21-2012, 08:29 AM

Maybe I missed it, but has the meetup point in paoli been picked. If I decide to go, I will meet up in paoli since I live between scottsburg and Salem.

Woodsrat · 01-21-2012, 08:48 AM

I believe mbabc said something about a Huck's Convenience Mart west of Paoli for a starting point. One of his buddies did the Indiana section of the route and it's supposedly all paved but anyone who's ridden down in the Orange/Crawford/Harrison Co. area knows there are some awesome alternate gravel backroads and at least one place to seriously get your feet wet--or get swept into the Ohio River.

shalbleib · 01-23-2012, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Woodsrat

mbabc emailed and cautioned against the Wigwam Village. Apparently it ain't what it's cracked up to be. He said this looked much better:

http://www.rockcabincamping.com

He also mentioned the idea of a fire and good fellowship on Saturday night might be in order before retiring to the cabins, one of which is a bunkhouse of sorts that sleeps nine. For you hardy guys obviously camping is available as well.

This is gonna be fun!!! Thanks for doing this one, Mark.

hey guys we were at the wigwams just this past Fall on a group ride and they were really nice! I think they had gotten pretty run down, received some bad press and have since been cleaned up. I would definitely recommend them.

Woodsrat · 01-23-2012, 10:58 AM

Motels are pretty much an individual preference thing. When I traveled a lot I always looked for the cheapest one I could find as all I needed was a place to lie down for a few hours, a hot shower and a reasonably warm or cool room. That was twenty to thirty years ago, though before the whole industry seemed to take a giant dump on itself. Now with bedbugs a real threat (even in nice places--just ask my sister the yuppie, who stays only in Marriotts) and horror stories of used needles in beds I'm afraid to stay anywhere.

Glad to hear you had a good experience at the Wigwam, though. I'd hate to see the place close due to poor management. It's a real piece of Americana and a link to a time when motels had real character instead of the bland, cookie-cutter interstate stops we have today.

flatwoods · 01-23-2012, 03:34 PM

+1 on versys thought i was only one in the state.

Woodsrat · 01-23-2012, 05:37 PM

Somebody with the knowledge of how to do it please post up a picture of that water crossing near New Amsterdam we went across on our abortive trip to the BMW of Louisville Open House a few years back--just so everyone can see what I'm speaking of. Thanks!!! (I think these pictures are on page 950 of the Indiana Ride Thread--I'm at work and the pictures are blocked so I don't know for sure.)

MotoBoss · 01-24-2012, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BigDogAdventures.com

I'm going to pack the DVD video of my Alaska trip last year----it's about 1 1/2 hours long. If we found a place at the cabins that had a DVD player ------it might be fun for all to watch.

BigDog

I have a portable DVD player that will plug into a TV as long as it has the jack holes.

(did I say jack hole

)

KneeKicker · 01-24-2012, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Woodsrat

Somebody with the knowledge of how to do it please post up a picture of that water crossing near New Amsterdam we went across on our abortive trip to the BMW of Louisville Open House a few years back--just so everyone can see what I'm speaking of. Thanks!!! (I think these pictures are on page 950 of the Indiana Ride Thread--I'm at work and the pictures are blocked so I don't know for sure.)

You mean this one?

tpar1220 · 01-24-2012, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by KneeKicker

You mean this one?

Man, that pic of me doing something very stupid sure has been around....

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01-20-2012, 05:46 AM	#61
woodly1069 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville, KY...really too far from the hills! Oddometer: 1,083	Yeah, what DRZTHD25 said! We sould put together a meeting place somewhere downtown before we cross the bridge for now and who ever wants to join us for the ride up to Paoli would be welcome! Any ideas for easy access to the second street bridge where we could gather? woodly1069 screwed with this post 01-20-2012 at 05:59 AM

01-21-2012, 08:48 AM	#68
Woodsrat ^OP Gone ridin' Joined: Apr 2006 Oddometer: 1,273	I believe mbabc said something about a Huck's Convenience Mart west of Paoli for a starting point. One of his buddies did the Indiana section of the route and it's supposedly all paved but anyone who's ridden down in the Orange/Crawford/Harrison Co. area knows there are some awesome alternate gravel backroads and at least one place to seriously get your feet wet--or get swept into the Ohio River. __________________ Boring fiction--One Last Ride in the Hoosier: http://woodsrat.com/one-last-ride-in-the-hoosier-national-forest/ Eek!! More boring fiction--*One Last Ride in the Hoosier Revisited:* http://woodsrat.com/one-last-ride-in...-by-tim-weaver

01-23-2012, 10:58 AM	#70
Woodsrat ^OP Gone ridin' Joined: Apr 2006 Oddometer: 1,273	Motels are pretty much an individual preference thing. When I traveled a lot I always looked for the cheapest one I could find as all I needed was a place to lie down for a few hours, a hot shower and a reasonably warm or cool room. That was twenty to thirty years ago, though before the whole industry seemed to take a giant dump on itself. Now with bedbugs a real threat (even in nice places--just ask my sister the yuppie, who stays only in Marriotts) and horror stories of used needles in beds I'm afraid to stay anywhere. Glad to hear you had a good experience at the Wigwam, though. I'd hate to see the place close due to poor management. It's a real piece of Americana and a link to a time when motels had real character instead of the bland, cookie-cutter interstate stops we have today. __________________ Boring fiction--One Last Ride in the Hoosier: http://woodsrat.com/one-last-ride-in-the-hoosier-national-forest/ Eek!! More boring fiction--*One Last Ride in the Hoosier Revisited:* http://woodsrat.com/one-last-ride-in...-by-tim-weaver

01-23-2012, 03:34 PM	#71
flatwoods Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: 50 miles south of indy. Oddometer: 65	versys riders +1 on versys thought i was only one in the state.

01-20-2012, 07:00 AM	#63
woodly1069 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Louisville, KY...really too far from the hills! Oddometer: 1,083	yeah good thought, and everyone already knows where that is, DUH! I should have thought about that one huh?

01-20-2012, 01:29 PM	#64
Kevinj110 सक्रेद को Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Franklin, Indiana Oddometer: 270	Well I am gonna take the weekend off and bring the Versys out for the first big run on it. Hopefully I won't be the only guy with more of a street bike. I hope I don't get picked on too much, or do I?

01-20-2012, 03:09 PM	#66
Kevinj110 सक्रेद को Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Franklin, Indiana Oddometer: 270	Yes and we both have the fastest color. Can't wait to meet everyone and do a little hanging out. I hope its in the mid 50s that weekend that would be awesome.

01-21-2012, 08:29 AM	#67
Davidc83 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Oddometer: 362	Maybe I missed it, but has the meetup point in paoli been picked. If I decide to go, I will meet up in paoli since I live between scottsburg and Salem.

01-23-2012, 05:37 PM	#72
Woodsrat ^OP Gone ridin' Joined: Apr 2006 Oddometer: 1,273	Somebody with the knowledge of how to do it please post up a picture of that water crossing near New Amsterdam we went across on our abortive trip to the BMW of Louisville Open House a few years back--just so everyone can see what I'm speaking of. Thanks!!! (I think these pictures are on page 950 of the Indiana Ride Thread--I'm at work and the pictures are blocked so I don't know for sure.) __________________ Boring fiction--One Last Ride in the Hoosier: http://woodsrat.com/one-last-ride-in-the-hoosier-national-forest/ Eek!! More boring fiction--*One Last Ride in the Hoosier Revisited:* http://woodsrat.com/one-last-ride-in...-by-tim-weaver

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