My Little Story from Hell

[rodgtc]

I just thought this may help someone else someday. Well here goes. Went to the Great Smoky Mountains last week to ride the Dragon, Cherohala and go to Ashville to visit the Biltmore. We arrived on Monday afternoon at our Condo, the Westgate between Pigeon Forge and Gattlinburg. We are being lead up the mountain by a guy in a golf cart to our unit. The mountain is so steep and has very sharp switchbacks that his cart will barely move, I had to pass him to keep enough speed to remain upright. At the top I had to stop at a barricade on a steep incline, he finally shows up and goes left up a sharp switchback to my left. I try backing down and turning to point the bike toward the swithchback, when I excellerated the bike rolled down the hill and the front wheel slid on some sand and down we went, yes we. the wife is on the back. We both tumble to the ground and roll down the hill a little. ATGATT so no serious injuries, I sprained my left wrist and caught the windshield with my thigh breaking it loose from the mounting brackets. Bent the shift lever and skinned up the wing and bag chrome. This is my 27th motorcycle and I have put 35,000 miles on this one and I have never dropped a bike on pavement, at this point I am upset with myself. The rest of the story. We cleaned up our riding gear and the bike, used the lug wrench to straightened the shift lever and let the windshield rest against the dash. We headed for the dragon the next day and rode twelve hours on great twisty roads, my wrist did not do well working the clutch all day, but ice packs, motrin and Jack helped when we returned. The next day was pool day and a shuttle ride to Gattlinburg. Ok hear it comes, left on Wensday for Ashville, I took 321 out of Gattlinburg to highway 32 the sign said left to 40, the GPS said right for a scenic ride that I thought was the foothills parkway. Well we started up this mountain and it was steep and full of switchback more turns and tighter than the Dragon I was slipping the clutch dragging the brake and dragging on every turn "Great Fun" but not two-up. We seen one car a 1963 chevy with flames on the side and bongo music coming from inside. We get to the top of the mountain and the ride down is just as steep and full of curves, about halfway down "wait for it" it turns to loose gravel it is so steep I could not stop when I applied the rear brake the tire would slide. Just then I see two pickup trucks on this one lane gravel two track coming up. They were running hounds, I just skweaked by. At the bottom at each switchback there were gulley washouts from the rain, it was terrifing. When we got to the bottom I could not open my hands from the grips and my wife was shaking. So if you turn right on 32 you better be on a GS. We had a great day at the Biltmore and took the highway back. We also got to ride in Ike on Sunday coming back to Northern Michigan. By the way before we came home I was able to fix the windshield it had just pulled the pins out of the brackets. I have calmed down by now and realize even I can drop an LT. We are looking foreword to our next adventure.

Rodger

[NCrider]

From your description, I know the feeling... I'm glad you're alright, and the wife, too. There's a point where "fun" becomes "oh, crap!"

This is what many of the side roads in W. VA are like, near the mountains, as well as many side roads in VA (western) and w. NC. It really wears you (me) out, esp 2 up. Slippin clutch, feathering brakes, keepin rpm's up. Tiring! Nice switchbacks are one thing, but I've had enough of the type roads you're talking about for a while. The last 4 months, it seems we kept headin west and or nwest. And with the gps, I kept tryin out the smaller roads, and frequently ending up on the type you describe. I blame it on the damn gps- back in 2000, didn't have it and never ended up on all the "roads less traveled." :rolleyes: Obviously, some are less traveled for a reason.

[dnifong]

Rodger,

glad to hear you are ok, or not hurt worse.

We were there 2 weeks ago and fell in the parking lot. See my post about it as well.

BTW. The lt is great on the dragon ugh?

Dale

[cfell]

After all that torture and terror, you're looking forward to the next trip??



Atta boy!

[RonKMiller]

A bad day - OK, make that TWO bad days - on the motorcycle is still better than a good day at the office. ;)

Good to hear you're still looking forward to another adventure. :thumb:

[grifscoots]

After all that torture and terror, you're looking forward to the next trip??Torture and terror? A normal day on an Austin highway.

[cfell]

Torture and terror? A normal day on an Austin highway.

Yassuh... that's whut uz po whit trash luvs.

[Florian]

oh this is about bikes??? I thought youd met my ex-wife.


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[grifscoots]

oh this is about bikes??? I thought youd met my ex-wife.We married the same woman?

[Ted Shred]

A paragraph typically consists of a unifying main point, thought, or idea accompanied by supporting details. The non-fiction paragraph usually begins with the general and moves towards the more specific so as to advance an argument or point of view. Each paragraph builds on what came before and lays the ground for what comes next. Paragraphs generally range three to seven sentences all combined in a single paragraphed statement. In prose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prose) fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction) and literary writing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature) paragraph structure is more abstract, depending on the writer's technique and the action of the narrative. Facts and parts of the narrative are ordered to achieve poignancy and support rhetorical devices. A paragraph in prose fiction can start with a single detail and enlarge the picture with successive details, for example; but it is just as common for the point of a prose paragraph to occur in the middle or the end. A paragraph can be as short as one word or run the length of multiple pages, and may consist of one or many sentences. When dialogue is being quoted in fiction, a new paragraph is used each time the person being quoted changes.

[pushin9s]

A paragraph typically consists of a unifying main point, thought, or idea accompanied by supporting details. The non-fiction paragraph usually begins with the general and moves towards the more specific so as to advance an argument or point of view. Each paragraph builds on what came before and lays the ground for what comes next. Paragraphs generally range three to seven sentences all combined in a single paragraphed statement. In prose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prose) fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction) and literary writing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature) paragraph structure is more abstract, depending on the writer's technique and the action of the narrative. Facts and parts of the narrative are ordered to achieve poignancy and support rhetorical devices. A paragraph in prose fiction can start with a single detail and enlarge the picture with successive details, for example; but it is just as common for the point of a prose paragraph to occur in the middle or the end. A paragraph can be as short as one word or run the length of multiple pages, and may consist of one or many sentences. When dialogue is being quoted in fiction, a new paragraph is used each time the person being quoted changes.

Guess who just got their new correspondence material from Phoenix University?

[Ted Shred]

Guess who just got their new correspondence material from Phoenix University?

Now why would I waste money like that?

Free on the .net:lol8:

[grifscoots]

Dear Parent,

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Shred's fourth grade class has finally mastered the concept of not ending a sentence with a preposition. The idea of using a cattle prod was successfully employed and besides an ocasional, "Yo, beyotch, what you do that for", has nearly been eliminated from the class room.

Please start work on the following curriculum with your student.

Love,

The Harper Valley PTA


A paragraph typically consists of a unifying main point, thought, or idea accompanied by supporting details. The non-fiction paragraph usually begins with the general and moves towards the more specific so as to advance an argument or point of view. Each paragraph builds on what came before and lays the ground for what comes next. Paragraphs generally range three to seven sentences all combined in a single paragraphed statement. In prose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prose) fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction) and literary writing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature) paragraph structure is more abstract, depending on the writer's technique and the action of the narrative. Facts and parts of the narrative are ordered to achieve poignancy and support rhetorical devices. A paragraph in prose fiction can start with a single detail and enlarge the picture with successive details, for example; but it is just as common for the point of a prose paragraph to occur in the middle or the end. A paragraph can be as short as one word or run the length of multiple pages, and may consist of one or many sentences. When dialogue is being quoted in fiction, a new paragraph is used each time the person being quoted changes.

[gpolakow]

I IS a story from hell. Glad it turned out alright for you and your wife. These are things that can happen to any of us in unexplored territory.

[Ted Shred]

Whatchu Talkin' bout Willis??


Dear Parent,

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Shred's fourth grade class has finally mastered the concept of not ending a sentence with a preposition. The idea of using a cattle prod was successfully employed and besides an ocasional, "Yo, beyotch, what you do that for", has nearly been eliminated from the class room.

Please start work on the following curriculum with your student.

Love,

The Harper Valley PTA

[Voyager]

A paragraph typically consists of a unifying main point, thought, or idea accompanied by supporting details. The non-fiction paragraph usually begins with the general and moves towards the more specific so as to advance an argument or point of view. Each paragraph builds on what came before and lays the ground for what comes next. Paragraphs generally range three to seven sentences all combined in a single paragraphed statement. In prose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prose) fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction) and literary writing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature) paragraph structure is more abstract, depending on the writer's technique and the action of the narrative. Facts and parts of the narrative are ordered to achieve poignancy and support rhetorical devices. A paragraph in prose fiction can start with a single detail and enlarge the picture with successive details, for example; but it is just as common for the point of a prose paragraph to occur in the middle or the end. A paragraph can be as short as one word or run the length of multiple pages, and may consist of one or many sentences. When dialogue is being quoted in fiction, a new paragraph is used each time the person being quoted changes.

The only thing more annoying than the lack of proper paragraphs is the use of italics.

[kk610lt]

He could have used RED

[grifscoots]

Whatchu Talkin' bout Willis??YOU THINK I KNOW?

[Voyager]

He could have used RED

And bold maybe with underline or maybe all together!

[Ted Shred]

And bold maybe with underline or maybe all together!

YOUS GUYZ NEED TO STOP PICKIN' ON ME:(;)

[Voyager]

YOUS GUYZ NEED TO STOP PICKIN' ON ME:(;)

Why?

[batdriver51]

Dropped mine three times in 48k miles, never missed it a bit after I got rid of it. I liked the GT a lot better and also the RT I have now. They ride good at speed but handle like a barge in the slow tight places.

[sparky_k1200lt]

Did you find a level enough place to park? If its the place we visited (with the mini indoor water park), I saw no level spots, except down by the office, and decided to park there. That limited my vehicle repair to replacing a burned out H7 headlight bulb.

As for roads, we stopped in at the park's Visitor's Center, and asked about 'scenic rides'. They recommended several, including a nice route over to the Dragon. Wish we had more than just a few days to spend there.

[rodgtc]

Hi Bob, yes that is the place with the water park. Not many level spots but alot of tight switchbacks. The Smokey Mountain Visitors Center is across the road from the resort.

Rodger