Wanting to ride the Smoky Mountain 500 across Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina for about four years now, I finally made plans with a riding buddy. Then that plan fell apart. Someone once told me that I was good with small children and dogs, but adults — not so much. I need a new riding partner. While I am chronologically an adult, mentally I remain adolescent. So, like … [Read more...] about Smoky Mountain 500: Carrying my icon on iconic roads
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Not if but when: The case for ATGATT (All The Gear All The Time)
Just as we began to descend around a blind right-hand corner, a sizable bear lumbered down out of the woods from my right, directly into my path. The bike stopped as if hitting a furry wall from about 35 mph. I distinctly remember saying, “Oh shit,” out loud an instant before impact. On the week of the summer solstice this year, my 17-year-old son and I decided to motorcycle … [Read more...] about Not if but when: The case for ATGATT (All The Gear All The Time)
Dragon Lore: Lessons from the Deals Gap Breakfast Club GP
Nothing beats a Sunday morning sipping on strong coffee while watching the best racers in the world battle it out during MotoGP. But at Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort, nestled in the Smoky Mountains along the 11-mile stretch of road known as The Dragon, a different GP comes blitzing down the twisting roads on Sundays: The Deals Gap Breakfast Club GP. For a decade, this dedicated … [Read more...] about Dragon Lore: Lessons from the Deals Gap Breakfast Club GP
