Deal's Gap 2014 June

[nhbubba]

"On your right.. on the bike.. spandex."
"Yeeeeah.. that works."

That and "Dude, do you have any idea where the hell we are?!"

I used an SMH-5. Not a -10. Seems they are all compatible. Liked it so much I bought one this winter.

Why didn't we stop for sliders? I've never had White Castle.

Speaking of food, tell Chris to lay off the Mickey-D's.

[TheIglu]

Also, we should think about what sort of places we want to hit for the week.

Obvious loops:

Rt.28/Dragon/Fontana Dam
Rt.28/Highlands/SC/Georgia
Devils Triangle
Foothills Parkway/441/Pigeon Forge/SMNF
Cherohola Skyway
Devils Triangle


Anyone remember the route that Ox and Lucy did that took them 18 hours?

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NO BREAKFAST BURRITOS from McDonalds.....

Then again, he's not riding down with me, so whatever

The White Castle was a discovery I made just a couple weeks ago. I never knew it was there. Less than 1/4 mile off the highway. Open 24 hours. Be a good stop once we cross the Tapanzee, probably be close to midnight by then.

[lopycam]

Also, we should think about what sort of places we want to hit for the week.

Obvious loops:

Rt.28/Dragon/Fontana Dam
Rt.28/Highlands/SC/Georgia
Devils Triangle
Foothills Parkway/441/Pigeon Forge/SMNF
Cherohola Skyway
Devils Triangle


Anyone remember the route that Ox and Lucy did that took them 18 hours?

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NO BREAKFAST BURRITOS from McDonalds.....

Then again, he's not riding down with me, so whatever

The White Castle was a discovery I made just a couple weeks ago. I never knew it was there. Less than 1/4 mile off the highway. Open 24 hours. Be a good stop once we cross the Tapanzee, probably be close to midnight by then.

We should plan lots of gas stops

[TheIglu]

Planning is for horticulturalists. We fly by the seat of our pants!

Don't worry Nate, my barge-er, I mean Vstrom, holds enough fuel to do the mommy bird baby bird feeding method more than once.

[TheIglu]

Planning is for horticulturalists. We fly by the seat of our pants!

Can you believe I spelled that right on the first try without the help of spell check or autocorrect? Damn! Between that and finding a dollar on the sidewalk on Main Street Fitchburg at lunch today, I'm on a roll!

[gus310]

Planning is for horticulturalists. We fly by the seat of our pants!

Don't worry Nate, my barge-er, I mean Vstrom, holds enough fuel to do the mommy bird baby bird feeding method more than once.

With three of them on the trip, we alone will have as much gas as most cars!

[nhbubba]

I'd encourage any of you guys to beg/borrow/steal/buy one for the trip.

I have no idea if this is a good deal or not.. but I just saw this: http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=573145

Seems worth a try. Tunes while riding.. I mean.. think about it.

[carsick]

I have no idea if this is a good deal or not.. but I just saw this: http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=573145

Seems worth a try. Tunes while riding.. I mean.. think about it.

Have you PM'ed to find out what the prices are for single/dual?

[jasnmar]

I've heard good things about the guys from rocketmoto, but most of the reviews I've heard from their customers have come from people who've purchased Traxxion suspensions from them. On my GL board the general consensus is a bit like "you'll never pay more for a decent product" for Traxxion and most Traxxion service places.

As I know you know I've moved from my scala headsets to Sena. Are they perfect? No. They do have some advantages, but head to head scala vs. Sena is about a wash for me so far... My Sena headsets haven't failed yet. Their warranty isn't up either...

[nhbubba]

Have you PM'ed to find out what the prices are for single/dual?

Nope. I already have my headset. I found that thread last night while bored and figured I'd repost here. Felt relevant.


As for Scala vs Sena. I too made the switch. I had a Scala device on the side of my helmet and swapped it for a Sena I'd borrowed from jasnmar so I could talk to Clayton's SMH-10 on the 'gap trip last fall. After living with the device for a week and then going back to my Scala, I was hooked. Infinitely easier to use. In Scala's defense, the G4 had more features. But they were features I never used. Meanwhile the features I do use were far better implemented on the SMH-5. Far better. Last year I met up with stonky for a ride to work one AM. It took us several miles before the intercoms worked. Scala claims you are supposed to be able to easy pair in moments. It didn't work out that way for us. On a straight I started mashing buttons and suddenly it worked. To this day I don't know why or how it suddenly worked. Meanwhile the Senas paired beautifully and just fuggin' worked.

Also the audio control (AVRCP) features just work way better with my android phone. I can play/pause/skip music far easier. I mean it just works. Oh.. and you can switch between intercom and tunes way easier (just tap the control dial). With the Scala it was such a pain in the ass to correctly switch sources that I'd just leave it in intercom or music depending on the ride. When we were in NC I was switching between BS'ing with Clayton and rocking out at will. It just worked.

Sena has the added advantage of being cheaper that Scala, last I checked.

Clayton's buddy bought him into the right system. I will never buy another product by Scala again.

[TheIglu]

Speaking of which, I gotta update my firmware.

[loki32687]

Just a heads up, RE: Sena SMH-10. I got mine last year for ~$114 IIRC. A friend and I split a dual pack. Also, for those unaware, apparently the new firmware allows universal pairing. The downside of the universal pairing is you can only talk to that one other intercom and can't have a group going, but at least you can pair up with other brands.

[nhbubba]

Oh.. cool. Looks to be available for most of their lineup, including the -5. Linky.

[SVRACER01]

Anyone remember the route that Ox and Lucy did that took them 18 hours?

http://mapq.st/1mlqdWs im pretty sure this is it

this was an alt route home http://mapq.st/Uti7Z6

and its LISA not Lucy.

[SVRACER01]

64 out of the highlands to 281 looks good.
i really think i need to spend a month down there

[TheIglu]

and its LISA not Lucy.

By the end of the week, you called him that too. Confused the rest of us for a minute!

[nhbubba]

This looks interesting: https://goo.gl/maps/nsuj9

I think you should ride it.

[TheIglu]

This looks interesting: https://goo.gl/maps/nsuj9

I think you should ride it.

Again? Like we did last fall?

Chris going sideways on wet grooved pavement..... Tree down in the middle of the road......

[nhbubba]

Ooooooooooo... that was that road?! Okay. I got all confused for a minute. I thought we rode 28 north of there. Yeah, now I remember. Disregard..

That was a cool road except for the fubar pavement.

[SVRACER01]

Ooooooooooo... that was that road?! Okay. I got all confused for a minute. I thought we rode 28 north of there. Yeah, now I remember. Disregard..

That was a cool road except for the fubar pavement.

some new pavement on that road would make it epic. just do what lisa and i did and hang a left onto the powerlines. it was dirt but aside from being chased by a dog, it wasnt bad. slow going though. kinda tricky with lots of switchbacks.

[TheIglu]

It is 78 degrees and sunny in Robbinsville today. Just sayin.

[nhbubba]

I don't think we went here. Area called "Blood Mountain" in Georgia. Seems worthy...

[RandyO]

I don't think we went here. Area called "Blood Mountain" in Georgia. Seems worthy...

imho, Georgia roads are better condition than NC or TN

[TheIglu]

To Do's for me on this trip are getting done.

Got my new helmet.

Got a camera mount for the RAM mount.

Got a bluetooth transmitter for the radar detector to be able to hear it on the Sena.

New Pilot Road 4 Trails arrive today for the Wee.

Still need to do a valve adjustment and rotor swap on the SV.

Still need to anchor down the boards on the trailer.

Other than that, I'm good to go!


You all want to have a meet up ride at some point before we go? Couple of the rookies have expressed interest in doing so to make sure all bases are covered on what to bring and logistics.

I'd say wait a couple weeks until it's warm enough to do a ride, then we can meet up for a meal on the bikes.

[TheIglu]

Things I still need to buy:

Two more pairs of auto retracting tie downs: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

New set of custom ear plugs as my 5 year old ones are starting to crack: http://www.amazon.com/Radians-Custom...m+ear+plug+kit

Hmmmm, what else.....Probably getting close to being due for a new pair of gloves.