Blue Ridge Mountains – Moto Mecca

The Horizons Unlimited meeting was held just outside of Robbinsville, NC at Iron Horse Lodge.  Bob rode 785 miles of "blue highways" (each way) to attend.  The meeting as well at the beautiful landscape was worth the time and sore butt.  The meeting was attended by many experienced long-distance travelers as well as a few newbies looking for information and tips for future trips.  There were a few "round-the-world" riders there and several in the process of accumulating continents.  The famous "Dragons Tail" was close to Robbinsville as well as other wonderful mountain roads.  You may remember from an earlier post that the Dragons Tail has 318 curves in 11 miles of pavement.  Yep, "Old Bob" rode the dragon (slowly).






KLR Krazy

Jim gets a new Kawasaki

Jim and Bob traveled to Jefferson City where shiny new bikes beckoned to Jim while Bob was having his Yamaha serviced.  Jim found the perfect bike–  a blue and white Kawasaki 

KLR 650. This will be his third KLR. which is a very "tall" bike and suits Jim, who it 6' 7", just fine! 

Pictured:  Jim on his way to Jeff City. The lower photo shows two guys and a dummy. The dummy is in the foreground! Jim, the tall guy, and a friendly customer are telling tales.