TN trip

[Smitty901]

Leaving at 0330 in the morning. Ride to TN met up with some others. group ride Saturday ride back Sunday. 32 degrees temps leaving WI.

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Leaving at 0330 in the morning. Ride to TN met up with some others. group ride Saturday ride back Sunday. 32 degrees temps leaving WI.

Dig out the woolies ... :AGGHH:

 

[Zammy]

Hope you have a great time Robert, I hope you get some pics for the rest of us, lol.

 

[Smitty901]

24 of us met up in TN from different places. We had a great weekend and ride. Some took the chance to try the sidecar rig. Couple rode it to see what it felt like to drive a sidecar rig.

Link is easier than post the pictures.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHQMaen

 

[Burnerboy]

Glad you had a good time........... I love rides like that, when you meet up with others far away.........I guess that I like the unexpected the best when I ride..:laugh:

Ronnie

 

[Smitty901]

Glad you had a good time........... I love rides like that, when you meet up with others far away.........I guess that I like the unexpected the best when I ride..:laugh:

Ronnie

This bunch are generally older riders. We ride smart . It is a great bunch to ride with.

 

[Zammy]

Thanks for the pics and video Robert, enjoyed them.

 

[Smitty901]

A couple people took the opportunity to ride in the sidecar . Couple did drive it also. None had even been in one before. It was a great chance to clear up rumors and myths about them.

two of the riders see a sidecar in their future. This video is one that took a spirited ride to see how it really does on curves at speed. He really enjoyed it. This is a short video he shot from his phone. There are 5 or 6 videos in the link provide here.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHQMaen

It may play better if you download it use the down arrow on right side after link opens.

OAKH3954 by bob smith, on Flickr

 

[Smitty901]

TN time again

It is that time of year . Trip to TN. This year will have interesting twists. Wife and I are taking Payton with us. Her love of riding can not be matched. So she gets to go. Study the Smokey's in school or go there I say go. We will trailer the Sidecar there with us. Wife will have the Edge if she wants to run around while Payton and I take off. We are trying to talk great grandma into going also. Plan is to stay in Cashiers NC. and ride to the Smoky mountain area. Also ride to some of the great water falls in NC. Due to doctors appointments we had to set it up for mid June. Hoping NC opens thing up by then. They just extended the lock down until June 1st.

It was an great winter full of riding for us. With the tire changes it handles even better in the snow. Finishing the Mods to the trailer worked out well . On and off is easy and it pulls great behind the Edge.

The RGU rig has 40,000 miles on it now. Did some early preventive maintenance. Replaced drive belt,and rear sprocket. They had life left in them but I wanted it done.

Home school due to lock down has been fun. Payton and I added motorcycle riding as a class and ride a little everyday. A lot some days. yesterday was a great ride , took her dog with us.

Lunch was drive trough at McDonald's. The dog ordered chicken nuggets Payton had hamburger.

Blew the transmission out of my 25 year old Fatboy. It is in now getting repaired.

https://flic.kr/p/2iZjzYS

 

[Redharley]

Hope everything clears for your trip. Sorry to hear about that Harley 5 speed. They are usually pretty reliable, What went wrong.

 

[Smitty901]

Hope everything clears for your trip. Sorry to hear about that Harley 5 speed. They are usually pretty reliable, What went wrong.

No clear cut reason yet. When I had the sidecar on that one I beat it hard. Was known to fly the car for miles at a time. It is possible starved for lube. When it failed it tore the insides up.

I decided to have them replace everything inside. All Andrews gear set going in. Should have it back soon. Another reason I did not do it myself was the govern shut down HD for retail sales and restricted service. The was a Que for me to send them some work. Amazing Bicycle shops that sell E bike had no restriction on them. But Governor stuck it to HD dealers.

Regardless of the cost there was never any doubt , it would be repaired . To many memories attached to it.

 

[Smitty901]

Hope everything clears for your trip. Sorry to hear about that Harley 5 speed. They are usually pretty reliable, What went wrong.

Thank you. We are looking at other options if NC does not open up. TN is open now.

The old Fatboy is home fully repaired. While it was in I had them replace some maintenance items . Front and rear sprockets belt . They been on the bike 24 years .

Home where it belongs. It tugged Payton's first sidecar for some time.

 

[BillR]

Home where it belongs. It tugged Payton's first sidecar for some time.

Brings back memories. I had a 2000 black Fatboy.

 

[Smitty901]

Trip is on Seems NC Governor has given in and moving to phase two . Seems he saw the people getting fed up with the games.