New VTX owner

[candyredretro]

Hi guys, just got my 1800 Monday and I love it! I live in upper East Tennessee about 90 miles from Knoxville, I am looking for a local riders club/group that likes to go on rides in the East TN, SW VA area. Any ideas or suggestions? Its spring time and I am ready too ride! :D

[Lamonster]

Welcome. I'm in Mosheim/Greeneville area. Where you at?

[candyredretro]

Hey, I live in Kingsport/Blountville area, my housr is a couple miles north of I-81.

[Markx]

Hey man, welcome to the club, I grew up in Colonial Hieghts there in Kingsport and my Dad still lives real close to Warriors path park. I currently live just outside of Knoxville and am very interested in meeting othe VTX riders, lot of Harley riders around here :cry: , need some brotherhood or something. We need to form a TN xriders club that meets somewhere on a sort of regular basis like the Colorado guys and the Texas guys. Whatda think?

Congrats CandyRed! I live in Big Stone Gap, Va. I wouldn't mind to ride with you guys sometime. I work at Eastman. I ride year round. A friend and I are thinking about riding the Dragon this summer, he rides a 1100 V-Star, but I still ride with him. :D
LaMonster, I didn't realize you were a Greene Co. man, oh well...small world.

[candyredretro]

Thanks Markx, I go through Colonial Heights every day to work and rode past Warriors Park today on Fall Creek Road. I live in the Indian Springs area. I think a TN xriders club would be a great idea! What have we got to do to get it going?

[candyredretro]

Thanks joedaddy, anytime you want to ride let me know and we'll set something up. I don't know anyone else that rides (except a couple of Harley Heads :( ) so I'm open to any suggestions.

[Train]

Hey I live in South Knoxville Markx and anyone else interested in riding I have a 1800 Retro and a friend of mine on here ( Cambug) has a 1300 Retro. Speaking for myself I'm always looking for more folks to ride with...... I said Markx because Louisville is very close to South Knoxville.
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[Scarecrow]

Guys, as a displaced Tennessee native, I'll ride with you anytime I'm instate. Which will be June 25 thru July 3 this summer.

LaMonster, I will come by and visit you when I'm in. I wanna see your shop.

Scarecrow

[Lamonster]

Guys, as a displaced Tennessee native, I'll ride with you anytime I'm instate. Which will be June 25 thru July 3 this summer.

LaMonster, I will come by and visit you when I'm in. I wanna see your shop.

Scarecrow
My real shop was in San Diego, right now I don't have much here :( just enough to play a little. :roll:

[HerVTX]

Hi guys, just got my 1800 Monday and I love it! I live in upper East Tennessee about 90 miles from Knoxville, I am looking for a local riders club/group that likes to go on rides in the East TN, SW VA area. Any ideas or suggestions? Its spring time and I am ready too ride! :DHey Candyred - my husband and I are also East TN off I-26 between Johnson City and Kingsport. I ride VTX 1300R (red, by the way), and my husband rides a NOS-enhanced Valkyrie. I hope you enjoy your VTX as much as I do mine. I had a demo ride last year at Honda Homecoming in Ohio and LOVED it...came right back and bought one at Jim's Motorcycle in JC. Just tripped over the 4,000 mile mark and can't wait to add another 1,000. :mcrider:

[candyredretro]

Hey Guys, I've had my 1800 for a month now and so far I've only been able to put 225 miles on it thanks to the weather and spring time yard work. When I first got the VTX I took it to the school parking lot after hours and practiced slow turns and figure eights til I felt comfortable with it. Now I'm still learning engine sound + speedometer reading to tell what gear I'm in, found out it will do 80 in fourth without breathing hard and I thought I had it in fifth. :D

[Scarecrow]

Candyredretro,

Welcome to the club. I know you'll be happy with your X, especially being able to ride it in God's country. BTW, what part of East Tennessee do you hail from?

Scarecrow (displaced East Tennessee native)

[candyredretro]

Thanks Scarecrow, I'm in Kingsport, the NE part of the state.

[Scarecrow]

I know Kingsport well. We used to play DB in HS sports. I grew up in Morristown and still have a house on Cherokee Lake. Maybe we'll meet at the Hoot this year.

Scarecrow