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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: wavedog on May 26, 2021, 08:06:17 PM
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Today the fabulous Mrs. Wavedog had an online class all day so I got on the old Guzzilla and took off for the day. I didn't get as early a start as I had planned but it worked out great. The route was sort of planned but of course since I am fairly new to the area I made a few unplanned spontaneous turns and managed to put on a few extra miles. I rode 17/75 up to Bell mountain, got chased on Shake Rag road by a bored dog that needed some fun, but he was faster than me and since I was not entertaining he resumed the boredom mode. On the way back I took 180, then the Russell B, then some other curvy roads then I don't know how but I managed to find my way home and avoided that giant traffic suck-hole that is Winder. Did you know that all roads lead to Winder? According to my mapper on my phone they do. I returned to Covington about 5:30. I don't know how.
Gas was scarce in Hiawassee. Regular only, no premium and some stations had a limit on the amount one can purchase. I didn't find premium until I was close to Cleveland on the return trip.
Photos? That means stopping and I don't do that. I did get a photo from the top of Bell Mountain, but it was taken by a young teen girl. It is not a good pic but what the hey I am posting it.
On the way back a bug got inside my sunglass goggles that I wear as I keep my visor open on my helmet for ventilation. The thing was crawling on the inside of my lens and every once in a while my eyes would start to follow it and I would get all goofy and have to refocus on the ride. I decided to see how long I could last with it crawling around in there, cause you know, letting the bug out means stopping and I don't do that. An hour. I lasted and hour. Crikey that was goofy.
So all in all it was a good day and a good ride. The old Guzzilla did ok. I ran it up to 80 a couple of times but it prefers 65 and below. It is a bit geriatric. The curvy roads were mucho fun. Miles were just under 300.
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Nice pic! And looks like an awesome ride!
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That part of Georgia is lovely .
Dusty
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:thumb:
I used to hang a camera around my neck, and use a GoPro back in the day when I rarely stopped.
I started doing that when I realized I have zero photos of some of the bikes I have owned.
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Great report. I would have removed that bug IMMEDIATELY.
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That is a nice picture, the young girl knew enough to put the bike to one side rather than right in the middle like most of us would do.
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Vagrant and I were just up there about a week ago.
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Yesterday we road to Franklin NC to eat at a gas station. :grin: It is actually a good restaurant, in the side of a gas station. Burned through a tank of gas, and on the V85 that is over 250 miles.
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Hard to fathom there are still so many stations out of gas at this date. Still no premium or mid-grade at most stations in the Dunlap area. Odd. You'd think they'd run out of regular first, since that's what most people buy. I guess they just refine so much more of that than the higher grades.
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That part of Georgia is lovely .
Dusty
It's a nice place to visit, wouldn't want to live there LOL! 😉
-AJ