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Winnipeg to the Carolina's & Georgia

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Kyle
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Looking for tricks and treats...as in any suggestions what to see and what not to see along the Carolina & Georgia Coast.



Leaving Winnipeg June 27 and as you can see on the avatar, there is a big chunk of eastern coast without a line on it. What's her name even got us a GPS for this year (Hope she knows how to use it!!) Hell, we might not even get lost this year.



I have been busy as of late as we had a real late spring, actually **** weather until2 weeks ago or so. Built my new motorcycle shop, as What's Her Name has taken over the double bay garage. Spent the last 2 weeks getting lots done to the 96 and the trailer and I'm near road ready. Time to get a new trailer soon, real interested in a Travelite Camper if anyone has one up for sale, let me know.



While working on the 96, my shock boot was ready to be replaced. Of course mother Honda doesn't sell one without the shock - $302.00. Stopped at a Shock & Strut outfit and he gave me one in good shape he just pulled of a car. A bit of adapting and it worked out great other than trying to get the shock lined up again to get the bottom bolt started...uugghh...



Worst job was replacing dash bulbs...had one burnt out on the speedo and after all the freakin work to get at the dash, replaced all 15 - $40 worth of bulbs and well worth it if I don't have to disassemble 1/2 the bike again.



Brakes done and system flushed, back tire changed, final drive changed, located wiring short (inside the LED disc cover lights), dash lights, shock boot, trailer tires, bearings, replaced bunches of rivets, and re-attached the bumper-(let loose after last years run)



So....give me some tricks & treats for my trip fella's

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Bagmaster
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Anderson, SC is just down 85 from me. You got a bigger view of that map?

Kinda looks like you're gonna take 85 north at Anderson to Spartanburg then I-26 to Asheville where you're gonna pick up I-40 west to Knoxville. That would put you within 20 miles of me at Spartanburg, SC.
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Here's a great little campground for motorcycles just off the Blue Ridge Parkway and near to Maggie Valley and Cherokee.

Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground
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Name: St Clair Landing Family Campground
Street: 24781 Nc 12 Highway
Rodanthe, nc 27968-

2 ferrys off the Outer Banks to the south along hiway 12.
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Good to hear kyle is making out fine on the trip. i just got back from spending all day yesterday and last night with RayAndTracy camping up on the BRP.
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OB1, can you get me an better idea from Kyle on the route he's taking coming this way? Like how close is it taking them to Spartanburg?
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Kyle, give me a call when you just get into Columbia, SC when you come up I-26 and I'll meet you near Newberry, SC and ride with you to the NC state line rest stop on the NC side of the state line.


I always like running north on 321 out of Savannah straight into Columbia, 2 lane most of the way through small towns.

Cell phone number sent to Kyle in a pm in case OB1 has lost it. :shock::shock::shock::D:D
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Hey, creekwalker, where ya been hiding?
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Yea, me too. I'll pick a spot to meet them after he calls me passing through Columbia.
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Well, caught up with Kyle at a Waffle House in Spartanburg. He called me from West Columbia and I figured it'd take him an hr and a half to get here. Boy, was I wrong!! he had already beat me to the Waffle House and ate by the time Linda and I got there around 5:15.

So, we ordered and while waiting on our food talked about their trip and all the good folks they had met along the way. I showed them close ups of the roads they want to take to Maryville, Tenn on the laptop after we finished eating.

Rain moved in on us as we finished up and everyone started gearing on the Frogg Toggs. Kyle and Nikki decided to hoof it on up the road another hr to the Holiday Inn at Fletcher, NC and call it a night there. We headed the other direction and wouldn't you know it, 3 miles down the road and we ran out of the slow moving rain and stayed dry the rest of the way to the house.

Oh, I forgot to snitch one of those fine cigars off Kyle before they rode off into the western rain. Maybe next time. :cheeky1::cheeky1::cheeky1::cheeky1:


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Don't fret about the cigar, it was a pleasure for us just to meet you both. Be safe those last few miles to home and we'll see ya on the next trip south, hopefully with more time to spend with each other.
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Now that's what I call a detailed ride report. Now, where's the pics?
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