Ride With Tank

Got a new front tire, originally uploaded by Tank Mobile.

I picked up a new tire this morning at Wheelers. Actually I did not pick it up, Wheeler put it on the bike for me.

Lots of people say great things about Wheelers and they are all true. It really was a pleasure to get the new tire there. The price was very, very reasonable and he got me back on the road fast. He has a great selection of tires so if you need one he is the man to see.

Back at the Gap, originally uploaded by Tank Mobile.

Well, here I am back at the Gap!

I got home on Monday, serviced the bike, washed my clothes and headed back on Tuesday morning.

I had a little delay waiting for the rain to clear out at home so I did not arrive until about 9PM. Dave, Christy. and Tom helped me set up camp. Actually, Christy was the only one that really helped.

It got a little cold last night but I was toasty in my giant sleeping bag. I had no pillow so that was a problem, but I have two pillows for tonight. Tonight it is supposed to be even colder but I think I will be toasty again tonight.

Saturday Night, originally uploaded by Tank Mobile.

I have reached the end of my final day at the Gap and this is a sad time for me.

The weather today was pretty bad but that really did not make today any less fun. We took a ride into Robbinsville and got pizza this afternoon. After returning I made one pass and ended up getting pretty wet. One of the guys in the room above us high sided today, but lucky for him he did not get hurt and he was heading home tomorrow anyway.

A bunch of guys came down to race the 50’s in the parking lot and as usual it sure was a lot of fun to watch. It really is almost as fun as the MotoGP races.

We spent most of this evening hanging out with the Jersey guys and it was great. I consider any trip where I meet great folks to be a good trip and there were some really fun people here this week. The guy from Virginia (cant remember his name now) was a real hoot and I bet we will see him on Killboy this week riding his Kenny Roberts flattracker with a wig. It was great to see Dennis here pinstriping.

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Today is starting out overcast and drizzly but I am hoping it improves. It was a sad overlook coffe this moring because it is the last one of the trip. The mouuntains looked great with all the fog and I will post up some pictures when I get home.

Unfortunately we had a Gold Wing trike crash this morning and both people got helicopter rides out.

Friday afternoon, originally uploaded by Tank Mobile.

The gas crunch appears to be continuing today. Instead of coolers on their trailer hitch racks the Gold Wingers are carrying gas cans on them.

The drizzle does not seem to be scaring people away today. The parking lot roght now is full of Harleys and Gold Wings.

We lucked into getting a room for the rest of the week. We thought we were going to have to stay in Maryville for the rest of the week and we were not happy about it. The guy in the room next to us said “Why dont you just go buy a cheap tent and camp the rest of the week?” We thought about it and realized we could buy everything we needed for less than we would spend on the room and decided it was a good idea. Since a room opened up we did not have to do this, but he thinks he deserves a helmet sticker for coming up with the idea. I am no sure he deserves one so I posted it up here. Send me a text message and let me know if you think he deserves a helmet sticker for this idea.