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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: T in NC on July 27, 2016, 06:03:01 PM
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Anyone going tomorrow?
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Anyone going tomorrow?
According to the MGNOC website, it's next week
Aug 5 to Aug 7, 2016
MOTO GUZZIS IN THE BLUE RIDGE CAMPOUT
Place: Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground, Cruso, North Carolina. Ten minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway, north on Highway 276. Full facility campground with campsites and chalets. Full service restaurant, hot showers and laundry. Call campground to reserve chalets: 828-235-8350. Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground, 59 Motorcycle Drive, Canton, North Carolina 28716. Awards for Moto Guzzi riders. No rally fee, www.blueridgemotorc yclecamp.com. For more information, contact MGNOC state rep, Mark Tenney: barmar@mindspring.com.
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Yeah
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August 5, 6 & 7
Anyone going.
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I thought it was early this year, for some reason.
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I will be there,right in my backyard.Look for the white 73 Eldo !!!
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Cabin rented. Just need to decide which spirits to bring this year.
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I wonder why this isn't a sticky.....
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I wonder why this isn't a sticky.....
PM one of the moderators and ask that it be stickied.
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I couldn't get the weekend off from work. :cry:
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I can't get away from work... May ride thru Sunday but most will have rolled out by then...
See the sig line if you're looking for :boozing: just off the BRP! Make sure you say hello!
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See the sig line if you're looking for :boozing: just off the BRP! Make sure you say hello!
Now that's a deal!
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This one was on my schedule, but my plans have changed & I won't make it this year. Mayor, you'll have to save me a pint for next year!
Howard
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See the sig line if you're looking for :boozing: just off the BRP! Make sure you say hello!
May have to look that up.
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Looks like me and 3 others will arrive Friday. Just checked and all cabins are booked. So tent camping for me and my buddies.
Bill
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Well almost a sticky
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OK OK , it is a sticky , sheesh :laugh:
Dusty
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This has always been my favorite rally for several reasons. First is the location. The campground is very nice, the food good, and the riding is simply the best. Second is that it's only about 6 or 7 hours from my digs. Third is the attendees who all manage to have and/or provide a good time. And it's usually nice weather despite being in early August.
However, I don't think I can tolerate the ride up there. I can't even make myself ride around here at all this time of year. The five hour torture to get to higher ground will probably keep me away this year, but I can always do the dishonorable thing and haul the EV up in the back of the pickup :embarrassed: You can believe me when I say that I'm nervous all the way up and afraid someone will see me that I know, or just as bad, someone will see a Guzzi being hauled like a common Harley :wink:
Gotta think this through.
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The five hour torture to get to higher ground will probably keep me away this year, but I can always do the dishonorable thing and haul the EV up in the back of the pickup :embarrassed: You can believe me when I say that I'm nervous all the way up and afraid someone will see me that I know, or just as bad, someone will see a Guzzi being hauled like a common Harley :wink:
Gotta think this through.
Its not like you haven't done it. I'd have pics if my camera had not been stolen.
Also, I believe the couch is still available.
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I will be riding up from Palm Coast, Florida on Thursday and stopping at my daughters house in Covington, GA. Will be meeting up with some infamous dude Friday morning then riding up to the campground. Should be good fun.
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This has always been my favorite rally for several reasons. First is the location. The campground is very nice, the food good, and the riding is simply the best. Second is that it's only about 6 or 7 hours from my digs. Third is the attendees who all manage to have and/or provide a good time. And it's usually nice weather despite being in early August.
However, I don't think I can tolerate the ride up there. I can't even make myself ride around here at all this time of year. The five hour torture to get to higher ground will probably keep me away this year, but I can always do the dishonorable thing and haul the EV up in the back of the pickup :embarrassed: You can believe me when I say that I'm nervous all the way up and afraid someone will see me that I know, or just as bad, someone will see a Guzzi being hauled like a common Harley :wink:
Gotta think this through.
What a wuss. :rolleyes: If you're not up to the task, stay home.
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This has always been my favorite rally for several reasons. First is the location. The campground is very nice, the food good, and the riding is simply the best. Second is that it's only about 6 or 7 hours from my digs. Third is the attendees who all manage to have and/or provide a good time. And it's usually nice weather despite being in early August.
However, I don't think I can tolerate the ride up there. I can't even make myself ride around here at all this time of year. The five hour torture to get to higher ground will probably keep me away this year, but I can always do the dishonorable thing and haul the EV up in the back of the pickup :embarrassed: You can believe me when I say that I'm nervous all the way up and afraid someone will see me that I know, or just as bad, someone will see a Guzzi being hauled like a common Harley :wink:
Gotta think this through.
Haul it to my place. We'll ride up from here. Only a bit over an hour before we start climbing mountains.
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This has always been my favorite rally for several reasons. First is the location. The campground is very nice, the food good, and the riding is simply the best. Second is that it's only about 6 or 7 hours from my digs. Third is the attendees who all manage to have and/or provide a good time. And it's usually nice weather despite being in early August.
However, I don't think I can tolerate the ride up there. I can't even make myself ride around here at all this time of year. The five hour torture to get to higher ground will probably keep me away this year, but I can always do the dishonorable thing and haul the EV up in the back of the pickup :embarrassed: You can believe me when I say that I'm nervous all the way up and afraid someone will see me that I know, or just as bad, someone will see a Guzzi being hauled like a common Harley :wink:
Gotta think this through.
I do think this bike was hauled there before, no big deal, you can just say it doesn't run and you're getting it fixed.
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Plan to be there again this year. Arriving mid-day Friday. Looking forward to seeing everyone.
Muley - you should trailer up this way and ride over through the mountains. Won't save you any time, but it is a great ride.
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Hoping to attend as well, as long as the thunderstorms stay away.
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:huh:
Hoping to attend as well, as long as the thunderstorms stay away.
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Really when did thst ever happen
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Ask about the Kentucky rally when the pavilion burned down and they still had the rally.
Wet and cold and we had a ball.
Dean
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:huh:.
Really when did thst ever happen
I'm not sure I remember a NC Rally when I didn't get wet on the ride over, back or while I was there...
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Family visit - from out of town :undecided:
Let's see, I really want to see my no. 2 son (by 4 minutes), but his :thewife: is not on my list of honored quests.
This is going to be a tough call. BTW, I don't care if it rains, snows, sleets, or the river floods. It will be nicer UP THERE. It's the getting there I really hate. :tongue:
And in the dumbass department, I inadvertently posted this in the GA Campout thread. :embarrassed: I plan to be at that one.
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My plan is to leave out of Savannah Ga around 6:30 in the morning, rain or shine. 300 miles for me so it will be afternoon before I arrive. I plan on camping.
This will be my first Guzzi rally :gotpics: and I look forward to it. I have put on a few COG rallies at BRMC so I am familiar with the campground and the riding area.
See y'all there.
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I have put on a few COG rallies at BRMC so I am familiar with the campground and the riding area.
What is this Centauro Owners Group Rally you speak of?
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What is this Centauro Owners Group Rally you speak of?
Centauro Owner's Group? That would be you right?
I'm guessing he rides/rode a Connie.
For me I have a conflict this year and thought, much to you guy's happiness I'm sure, I would miss my first Cruso rally in 10 years. But alas, the stars have aligned and looks like I will be able to come up early Sat morning and aggravate everyone. I'm sure I can buy my way into good graces with some booze :boozing:
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Centauro Owner's Group? That would be you right?
I'm guessing he rides/rode a Connie.
correctomundo, I have been a member of the Concours Owners Group 17 years, owned 4 of them but now a Guzzi rider. Our motto is "Join for the bike, stay for the people"
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Looks like you folks are gonna have nice weather :thumb: Pics and some reports please .
Dusty
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I couldn't get away today, but plan on riding up tomorrow morning, arriving around 2ish.
How's the weather? Has the pond filled back up from last summer? Has Muley found a couch? :wink:
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I couldn't get away today, but plan on riding up tomorrow morning, arriving around 2ish.
How's the weather? Has the pond filled back up from last summer? Has Muley found a couch? :wink:
Had the same problem but I'm now loaded up and ready for a 7am departure. Doubt we'll see Muley.
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Ride safe George, see you in Cruso :thumb:
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Looks like you folks are gonna have nice weather :thumb: Pics and some reports please .
Dusty
Pics please. Jonesing for the best campground in the country. Not to mention the best hosts, too.
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I heard dean rose crashed and broke a collarbone and three ribs. Hope he gets as good treatment as I've been getting. He s in my prayers.
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I heard dean rose crashed and broke a collarbone and three ribs. Hope he gets as good treatment as I've been getting. He s in my prayers.
Whoa.....that sucks......hope he's ok beyond that damage.
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Any update on Dean?
Tom
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Any update on Dean?
Tom
I just left his room.
Dean is in great spirits under the circumstances of being in a hospital room when he had hoped to be at a rally.
His spirits may be attributable to having possibly the best looking nurses on the planet. I get concentration camp guards when I'm in the hospital. Dean gets umbrella girls!
He hopes to be able to respond here on his condition soon, but that may be a few days.
Bill
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Thank you Bill
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Thanks Bill. If the nurses are that nice, Dean may never get out of there. Good to hear he is in reasonable spirits.
Tom
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The nurses here set a pretty high bar. Thanks, Bill.
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Any update on Dean?
Tom
A couple of us stopped by to harass him on Saturday. They had him on feel good medicine. He wasn't complaining.
Looking it his bike, it looked like it had just fallen over in the wet grass. So he took most of the abuse.
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Hey all, here are a couple of pics from Saturday.
GREAT event, nice people.
I hope everyone had a safe & mostly dry ride home. I made it to Charlotte 30 minutes before an absolute deluge.
Mark
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Pretty venue! :thumb:
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Just checked my camera and only had a few shots. Oh well, at least I documented the Hagan sighting :)
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It was a great time as usual. Despite the worry some expressed last week the weather couldn't have better,not to hot during the day and near perfect at night. I managed the whole weekend with nothing more than a few spritzings. (that is where you see the rain drops on the windscreen ans your knees get a little damp, but nothing else).
I left later Friday than I intended, actually I had planned to leave on Thursday and ride over to Deal's Gap on Friday he who shall re main nameless AKA as my TM approved my vacation but didn't take me off the schedule. Any way it worked out well I went up 226 from Shelby to the Devil's whip to pick-up the BRP both were fun roads and I had almost not traffic impeding my progress on all three roads. I even got to look at an old Dodge pickup I've been watching on Craigslist.
As I said almost no holdups that is until a couple miles East of Asheville. So when I saw the sign for the Folk Art Center I decided I had always wanted to see it or would have had I known it existed.
Nobody seemed to have any firm plans so having never been to the Dragon I hopped on my Italian steed to go slay the beast. Again the Lord smiled on me I really didn't have much traffic to Deal with apparently somebody even slower than my was keeping the real speed merchants off my tail and the few that were slowed than my all pulled into lookouts ahead of me. Was it worth the near 300 mile round trip, probably not but as the old saying goes BTDTGTT-S.
I had some charging problems with the phone so I didn't get as many pictures at the campground as usual. Bu I did get a shot of Mark announcing that this was his last year heading up the Rally after 24 year, next year he will be a civilian just like the rest of us. So in closing I like to say thanks Mark. See ya next year. (Clink link if you want to see pictures)
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Made it to the BMC early afternoon on Thursday. Got a good soaking between Murphy and Franklin as I came over the mountain.
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Some beautiful roads and places to ride.
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Lunch at the Pisgah Inn.
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:shocked: The jury is still out in regard to whatever this is.
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All in all it was a great weekend with great weather and good folk. Dean, hope you get back on your feet soon.
Mark, thanks for another great rally and kudos to the folks who keep the wheels turning at the BMC.
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:shocked: The jury is still out in regard to whatever this is.
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I've heard of people doing that. I think then jury came back with "too much free time."
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Had a good time, fast ride there & home w/no tickets. Was nice to see everyone again. Got 46mpg about average for my EV.
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Yeah Steve- no tickets because you were too far gone by the time that Stater got turned around. When he whipped around everybody -me included - slowed down pronto. But by that time you had a high mach number and was out of sight. That was great!
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Sorry to hear about your troubles, Dean, but glad LTC Hagan and others were able to lift your spirits.
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Has anyone heard anything from or about Dean?
He crashed on his way to the NC rally and was taken to the hospital in Asheville, and it looks like he hasn't posted anything since...
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The jury is still out in regard to whatever this is.
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This is the same guy that build the "sideways", like in Harley, Ambo motored and Norton transmissioned bike a few years ago. He has now sawed half of the motor off, and is riding the bike as a 375cc Guzzi single!
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Hey Guys, the old dog is back.
Yeah, I sorted of punted the bike only a mile from the campground. The rain and road conditions is what I’m blaming it on. I ended up in Mission Hospital in Ashville with five cracked ribs, a punchered lung, broken scapula and a fractured ankle. All of this on my left side. Cindy brought me home today, they kept me so long to prevent Pneumonia, had to have a tube in the chest to get the blood out.
Still in a bit of pain, haven’t even looked at the Breva yet. It will be a while before I’m back on two wheels, we’ll see how it goes.
Dean
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OK, glad you are back home! At least 60 days rest yet before riding. I'll bet you are sleeping sitting up or in a recliner.
I had same injuries w/I hit the ditch, but I was only 50. I got out in 3 days.
Keep working that old body & you'll be OK.
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Hey Dean, welcome back! My son is a nurse at Mission and I tried to get some info outta him, but he's in the cardiac wing and couldn't get anything. Sorry you had to stay there so long, but glad you're home again and healing up. Bill Hagan said you had some real babes as nurses. :wink:
Word is that the Breva took a good slide thru wet grass, but isn't hurt too badly. There's no rush to find out for now, just chill and get back on your feet again. :thumb:
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, a punchered lung,
I wondered why they wanted you to stay in there so long. I figured they just needed help with their Mercedes payments or something.
Get well.
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Glad you're on the mend, Dean. Mission's pretty much first rate across the board, glad they took good care of you.
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Glad you're on the mend, Dean. Mission's pretty much first rate across the board, glad they took good care of you.
We especially enjoyed the rows of motorcycle parking up front as well as the dedicated motorcycle exit from the parking area. :thumb:
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Good to hear (read) from you Dean! Wishing you well in your recovery.
Nick