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    Deals Gap Trip

    Anyone interested in renting a sprinter van and heading out to Deals Gap in July? Dragon, Cherohala Skyway, Fontana Dam, all excellent riding. AMA Vintage Moto Days is July 8-10 at Mid-Ohio, so thinking about hitting that first. 1305 m. to Lexington, OH; 480 m. to Tellico Plains, TN (where Cherohala begins). Leave on Thursday, hit up VMD on Saturday, jet down to Deals Gap on Sunday.
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    Fun trip and great riding! While you're out east, take a loop to the Barber Museum on the way home.
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    Are you only spending one day at "The Gap" area?


    Sounds like an interesting trip.
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    Seen Barber track and museum, and it is beautiful. Birmingham is real nice in general but WAY too hot in the summer. My brother lives in Mooresville and is meeting me in Robbinsville. We'll spend a couple of days exploring as this is his first trip to Deals (hard to believe living that close!).
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    I could be interested, I've not done a Deals Gap Trip!
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart Little View Post
    I could be interested, I've not done a Deals Gap Trip!
    Excellent. It is Moto Nirvana.

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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    Definitely a worth while way to spend a few days... Get out early to avoid the Hardleys. Also, watch out for the mowers. The last day I was on the dragon, they were mowing the shoulders. I came around a corner right into a bunch of clippings all over the road... The bike stepped out, but didn't go down. It was definitely a pucker moment and the end of that day.
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    Perhaps if it was different time of year I'd be down. But I'm planning on going to the Loring 1 and 1.5 mile land speed race in Maine, July 13th-17th.

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    Doo eet! Eees fun!
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    Yeah John, I should do more things like this, consider me in
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart Little View Post
    Yeah John, I should do more things like this, consider me in
    It's a great place. Everyone who rides should visit the area at some point.
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    I may be interested, been wanting to go revisit the place. I do have an enclosed trailer though if I go.

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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    Yeah, if we get enough people with trailers/spots for our bikes then we could take a single other truck for passengers/something uber efficient like my VW TDI Cup Edition but would also be fun to drive the dragon with in case of inclement weather
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    Enclosed trailer would be great. We'll work on putting it together.
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    Re: Deals Gap Trip

    What do you guys think of leaving on Monday, July 11? Arriving sometime Tuesday, sleep, ride Wed, Thur, Friday. Head back on Saturday.
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