Parkway Ride Today

[yoman]

Going to leave in alittle while for the Mtns. Ride up to Hickory then 70 over to Marion up 221 to Pkwy. North on Pkwy to ???? Then home later this pm. Big circle as always. Maybe we'll see some X riders on the road.
Brisk here this am. Ya'll be safe out there. Anyone wanting to go chimm in.

Yoman

[BadX]

Wish I would have known sooner man and we would have joined you but already had plans to put the bike on a dyno today to see my air/flow mix :wink:

[grandpa J]

can I go?

Yoman has been gone since this morning. :(

[yoman]

Just got back, man what a great day to ride. It was even cold up on the Pkwy. Traffic was light, did see a few lone bikes. Great ride, sorry everyone missed it. :D

Yoman

[jwhok]

Beautiful day. Without planning, Karen and I jumped on the bike and scooted
over to Helen, GA. Came back through Clayton & Westminster. Like you
said Yoman, light traffic, but we saw lots of bikes.

[Mopar]

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!! Hope everyone had a good time. I got the fever BAD.

Had to work today, but wife and I mounted up Sunday morning around 10:30. We took 221 North to the Parkway, then North to Fancy Gap, Virginia. At a gas station right off the Parkway there in Fancy Gap, there must of been 100 motorcycles hanging out. From there, we took I-77 South to Charlotte, then I-85 South to home. Got home about 7:00. Saw 1, just 1, VTX the whole day.

Great ride, great day to ride. Had to fill up three times, though, at $3.29 per gallon each time. Expensive ride, but worth every penny.

Anyone else ever done this ride? Next time, we're taking the Interstates up to Fancy Gap, then going North on the Parkway from there. Like to see some different scenery. :)

[jwhok]

Forgot one minor mishap. While filling up in Clayton, I looked away for a
moment, looked back and gas was spilling over into my lap. Well what a
dumb@ss I thought, and started wiping it up.

After about a minute, let the flames begin. You might as well lit a match and
throw it on my crotch. Man did that sting.

So I go to the restroom to find no towels, only one of those hot air hand
dryers. Went to the toilet stall and got some toilet paper to soak up some of
the extra gas from my jeans and underwear. Next I got some water from
the sink and tried to delute the gas a little.

Didn't help the sting much and looked like I pissed in my pants when I came out.

About ten miles down the road the boys cooled down.

Now Karen is calling me gassy pants. Make her stop!

[Mindflyer]

He said gassy pants... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[jwhok]

He said gassy pants... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That's not helping :?

[Mindflyer]

Sorry... :oops: :oops:

[jwhok]

Gives a whole new meaning to "Hot Pants". :D

[Guitar4Him]

This is why it's bad policy to fill up sitting on the bike. In a cooler, dryer time of year, you could have generated a static electricity spark when you got off the bike and you literally would have gone up in flames. :chef2:

On your way in or out of Clayton, did you ride the Warwoman Road? The last 3 miles of it are really nice. Here's a pic from that road:

http://bigbikeriders.com/photopost/data/500/2417Dangerous_Curves.JPG