ABioBikers

This is a Harley promotional video. It's interesting. Look for the transvestite biker. http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7061079025585485911&hl=en Rob

It was good to see so many bloggers at the meeting in Orlando last week. As our riding season comes to a close in the soon to be great white north, my thoughts start to turn to rides for next season. I looked at a Map to try to decide what would be doable with lots of ABioBikers as possible and looks like Knoxville, TN may hold the most promise. Quite a few of us can make it to the area in one day. My thought would be to select a central location and ride out from there. Can't set anything in stone just yet, but wanted to plant the seed for the future. Weigh in if you have a comment and we can start to set this up soon. Chris

Sunday we rode the Tail of the Dragon ( http://www.tailofthedragon.com/ ) down to Deals Gap. 318 curves in 11 miles!! Admittedly, I had to take it a bit slow on my VTX1300 compared to Rob on his 1200RT and John on his SV1000. But I made it to Deals Gap and enjoyed watching the mix of Harley riders, sportbikers and touring biker riders coming in and out. The photo board in the general store showcasing pics of Dragon's Tail mishaps--broken ankles, scraped flesh, etc. was an interesting study. Three cheers for real riding gear, which clearly, many people fail to utilize. Lastly, let me add one more blogsite: www.killboy.com (not very inspirational for a motorcycle site, I admit) which posts pics of riders as they navigate the Dragon. All in all, even with some rain on the way home Monday, it was a great ride. And nothing exploded in Rob's cycle bag this time.

The remnants of Ernesto failed to dissuade us from our ride this Labor Day weekend to western North Carolina. On the way to Andrews we stopped off at Caesar's Head State park (pic above) hoping to get a scenic view. But thick fog obsured everything more than a few dozen feet in front of us (which made the ride through the curvy mountain roads quite interesting for a while). Dropping below the fogline in the mountains and heading northwest, the ride was clear and warm Saturday afternoon as we made our way up through Brevard, west across the Blue Ridge Parkway and then down 441 and 74 to Andrews, North Carolina.