BRP in 100+ temps

[WhatThaFrig]

Rode the BRP last weekend. It was my first big trip on my bike. We left work Fri night and rode to Cherokee,NC spent the night and got up and rode. Now on with the pics.
My beast

Breakfast time then hit the road

1st stop



We had a diverse group
Lee-R1200RT
Brian-Concourse
Pete-M109
Kevin-ZX7
Frankie-KLR
Me-GL1100




We hit the only red light on the parkway!

We hit some rain and found a little country church to shelter us.



Frankie's back was killing him, so we hit the VA state line and turned back towards TN. We found the only hotel room available in Blowing Rock,NC. The executive suite at Holiday Inn!


Back on the road.


Where the hell are we?

Yep, it's my ugly mug!

Went back thru Bryson City and rode The Dragon.


Made it back home to Knoxville with about 800 miles extra miles on the odometer. Great weekend except for the heat!

[northwood]

Very Cool! Hopefully do that on mine soon!

[JBz]

is it true that the speed limit is only 35mph on the BRP?? jb

[Sagebrush]

45 on the BRP 35 on Skyline Drive. I usually ride the parkway at 50 or so where its safe to do so, there are some pretty curvy sections. I'm thinking we need to set up a meet and greet near the parkway then ride it for a day then disperse home. Maybe something to think about for next year.

[Whiskerfish]

Not certain but I think Blowing Rock is where Rat and I spent a night on the way to the Blue Ridge Motorcycle campground last year.

[rogue1000]

Looks great!

[WhatThaFrig]

45 on the BRP 35 on Skyline Drive. I usually ride the parkway at 50 or so where its safe to do so, there are some pretty curvy sections. I'm thinking we need to set up a meet and greet near the parkway then ride it for a day then disperse home. Maybe something to think about for next year.

I'm down for this!

[Rexsname]

So cool that you had such a diverse collection of bikes and yet were able to have a great trip. I get so sick of the " If you don't ride a -------- then you ain't s%#@t" attitude I see on other websites or in real life. Go ride, have fun, go someplace....do something!

REX