2012 Northeast Adventure Bike weekend 8-3 to 8-5 NEW HAMPSHIRE

[Stromper]

New Hampshire White Mountains

Friday August 3 to Sunday August 5

Great riding and scenery in the Northern New Hampshire White Mountains

Beautiful wilderness areas to ride and enjoy. You will love the roads.

Routed Ride by New Hampshire Native RandyO on Saturday


Great dual sport street and dirt road ride on Saturday. Dirt roads not trails. All fun, Reasonable pace, no worries, no one left behind.

Ride up from Massachusetts on Friday, PM richw if interested. If weather is perfect I may hit Mount Washington Auto Road on the way home Sunday... scary fun.

We had 13 in Vermont last year. Everyone had a great time and we are a little smarter this year.


MAKE YOUR OWN RESERVATIONS THEN POST UP

Camping at Twin River Campground, Bath NH
Twin River Campground

Great campsite and cabins with amenities, pool, river etc. It is on the Amanoosac river trail system but they seem to be d*cks about an expensive NH trail pass.

We have designated the rustic area campsites for our area they are numbered H15 to H21. There can be 2 bikes in a campsite at %30 a night so you can split $60 for the weekend. PM me if by yourself I will try to pair you up to handle $$ etc.

There are rustic cabins C5,C6,C7,C8 (bed and A/C no bathroom) these are 3 day minimum for $200. Please discuss bodies etc. with the campground.

There are plenty of other campsites if these fill up.

Motel at Nootka Lodge, Bath NH
www.nootkalodge.com
3 miles from campground

Looks like a nice place at a reasonable cost.

[RandyO]

my preliminary proposed dirt ride (still more pavement than dirt)
Route on Google Map
225-230 miles total, 7hrs riding time(per google, I will per ride to get a better estimate) lunch @ The Moat
menu
highlights

North South Road
Route 118
Tripoli Road
Sandwich Notch Road (most difficult/technical part of ride)
Hurricane Mountain Road (both directions to get to The Moat and back on route)
Evans Notch
Cherry Mountain Road maybe substitute Jefferson Notch Road if its open

[nhbubba]

This looks fucking awesome! I was not quite ready with the new 'strom last year when ya'll did VT.

And its also the weekend of my our wedding.

[Stromper]

So bring her, get the cabin or motel

[nhbubba]

So bring her, get the cabin or motel

That'd be the day.

Our ceremony is the afternoon of the 4th. Ain't happenin'.

I will per ride to get a better estimate

If you're looking for someone to slow you down when you pre-run this, maybe simulate having a couple flat-landers infiltrate the ride, post up.

[RandyO]

If you're looking for someone to slow you down when you pre-run this, maybe simulate having a couple flat-landers infiltrate the ride, post up.

next few weeks, my priorities are spring yard work with my bees, garden & firewood, prolly be toward the end of May

[fineout]

If i could afford a second set of rims and some better offroad tires id be in on this, id like to try my hand as some mild offroading..but i dont think my PR2s would appreciate it much

[gt_pedaler]

I'd like to get involved. I'll let you know for sure in a few days. <eamwhile during the riding loop please think about stopping in Stowe Me. at the Stowe corner store. My sister owns the place and the food is awesome.

[gt_pedaler]

44.160411,-70.984926 Check it out at the corner of 113 and 113B

[nhbubba]

If i could afford a second set of rims and some better offroad tires id be in on this, id like to try my hand as some mild offroading..but i dont think my PR2s would appreciate it much

These guys need to weigh in for sure.. but I think you would probably be okay on ST tires like that. Sandwich Notch definitely seems like the worst of it. Tripoli is dirt, but cake.

Although I could be completely full of shit. I still need to shoot Sandwich Notch at some point myself.

44.160411,-70.984926 Check it out at the corner of 113 and 113B

You know its the north country when location is given in lat/long.

[Stromper]

DIRT ROADS NOT TRAILS

There might be irregular surface but still driven every day by cars and trucks

Assuming its not raining then any tire except slicks that has at least 1/3 life left, will be fine

[RandyO]

I'd like to get involved. I'll let you know for sure in a few days. <eamwhile during the riding loop please think about stopping in Stowe Me. at the Stowe corner store. My sister owns the place and the food is awesome.

Stowe is in Vermont, the town in Maine is Stow

[gt_pedaler]

Stowe is in Vermont, the town in Maine is Stow

My mistake. Thanks.

[sveesix]

I am very interested in this. Nice way to break in my new Tiger 800, although it is the non-XC. Would this type of ride be okay for an ADV newbie?

[Kenn157]

I'd be so totally in if I had one of them there "adventure" bikes...

[Stromper]

These are dirt roads driven daily by locals. Some ruts and washboards but all negotiable.

Really any Universal motorcycle would be fine..sportbikes and cruisers not so much

[RandyO]

maybe I'm pessimistic right now, at this time, I don't even know if I'll have a bike on the road by August, the economy better turn around in a hurry

[nhbubba]

Waz wrong with the bike?

I can maybe take a swing at doing that run solo, post up feedback both here and on stromtroopers.

[Stromper]

You'll be fine. I will make an HD ride planner route of Randy's proposed route

[RandyO]

Routed Ride by New Hampshire Native RandyO on Saturday

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just want to clarify one thing, I have lived in NH for 37 years but I am not a native, born and raised in northern Vermont

[Wanderer]

Sandwitch Notch and Tripoli are a riot! Done those a few times on the GS

[Stromper]

I accept your correction

Your Not a Native of a New England town until your Grand Mother was born there.

You can live there 37 years and they will still tell you you live in the old Wilson place.... they were nice.

Randy... Get your wire harness, I am away this weekend at Berkshire, and working but there may be chance
I could zip up in early June and slap it in, assuming you have tools other than your es wing

[RandyO]

I accept your correction

Your Not a Native of a New England town until your Grand Mother was born there.

You can live there 37 years and they will still tell you you live in the old Wilson place.... they were nice.

at least I'm past that point and moved here from northern VT instead of being a masshole like most immigrants and have been in town longer than 75% or more of the current residents so most people don't know I'm not a native

after my meeting yesterday at my dealer, I have a little more confidence in getting the bike fixed

I would like to run the route, and maybe tweak it a bit to get off Rt 2 and 302 as much as possible in the afternoon portion, I'd like to keep the route to town roads and national forest roads and off the numbered routes as much as possible

[Stromper]

Good think positive and its still 2 1/2 months away

[RandyO]

Good think positive and its still 2 1/2 months away

another meeting with dealer tomorrow, may be able to swap work