Fall 2009 Ride @ Monteagle, TN

[BamaTJ]

Friday: Mayhiem for the early arrivals

Sat: Iron Gap in the AM, then break for dinner and head into cove
for evening/ night ride.

Sun: Repair rigs & determine destination


This is the peliminary plan. You guys will probably have you hands full if its wet on friday.
You will love it if its dry, wet and will probably send ya another place.

Any suggestions or objections? It's your ride, I'm just taggin' along so you don't
get lost and eaten by the locals.

Matlock

Sounds badass to me!! How far is Mayhem from Monteagle/Tracy City? I have heard good things and if it is wet we might as well not even try! Since some are concerned about logistics and towing/driving so forth, make sure this is right Matlock. We will trailer to Iron Gap Saturday from the Hotel in Tracy City. Trailer back to Hotel and then drive rigs to the cove? Sunday ride will probably be somewhere close where we can drive rigs to?

Edit: Looks like Mayhem is 33 miles from our hotel...... About 45 mins or so.

 

[CHASMAN9]

Any suggestions or objections? It's your ride, I'm just taggin' along so you don't
get lost and eaten by the locals.

Matlock

I can hear the Banjo's playing already.


Buoy yo sher gotta perty mouth. Squeaaaaaallllll

 

[EOR MFG]

33 miles is closer than I thought. If this isn't OK?, let me know as I
am working on a wet ride for a Friday alternative.

The gap on Sat. will probably be about a 25 min tow. Then we will
also tow about 6 miles in the evening to ride the cove.

Sunday about a 5-8 mile tow to park and ride.

It's just to risky running the main streets anymore.

Matlock

 

[BamaTJ]

Sounds like we just need to leave em on the trailers all weekend. Good to know. I will talk to the others coming Friday and see if Mayhem is too far or not, an alternative on Friday is not a bad thing. Thinks for putting this together guys.

 

[John Galbreath Jr.]

I had rather ride new areas and not the same trails in Iron Gap as last year, but i will do whatever the group and trail leaders want. I plan on pulling the enclosed trailer.

 

[BamaTJ]

I had rather ride new areas and not the same trails in Iron Gap as last year, but i will do whatever the group and trail leaders want. I plan on pulling the enclosed trailer.

Sounds like we will get to ride most everything the area has to offer! I do really want to ride the cove with all the waterfalls, just because I have never been there and seen tons of pictures of it. I know it is not that "hard" but I do want to check it out. Are you bringing the motorhome John or just staying in the hotel?

 

[John Galbreath Jr.]

Are you bringing the motorhome John or just staying in the hotel?

I have a room in the hotel. If I booked the rooms and they really suck ass (possible!!!) and I be stays in the RV, I might just catch a little hell. I will have the enclosed if thinks need to be kept out of site.

 

[Speeding]

I really want to see the big waterfall/creek trail in the daylight, personally. Heard it isn't a hard trail but it just looks so cool. Sunday maybe?

 

[EOR MFG]

I really want to see the big waterfall/creek trail in the daylight, personally. Heard it isn't a hard trail but it just looks so cool. Sunday maybe?

If we don't make it there in daylight, we can/will return on Sunday. There is other
trails we could night ride Saturday if we wish. It is total up to you guys.

Matlock

 

[BamaTJ]

Good call RB, the waterfalls in daylight are a must. Since that is easy we should probably save it for Sun so we have less chance of breaking. I love night rides! Jimmy said Damn Locals cut a bunch of new trails out there that are kinda hard.

 

[CHASMAN9]

 

[EOR MFG]

The local stuff is hard real hard and takes about an hour of trail riding to get too IMO not a good place to take a large group one bad = hours of recovery

 

[CHASMAN9]

I agree, not that I have any sayin in any of it. I be a newbie to them thar hills, but would like to ride without stopping for a while.






Probably just cursed myself with that one, FAWK. :****:

 

[BamaTJ]

but would like to ride without stopping for a while.

I am all about spending some time actually riding, mostly big rides for me this year and that means lots of stopping and talking. I wanna

 

[CHASMAN9]

I like to stop and watch what the rest of us do at times, but then let's get back to it.

 

[P]

If Im in the buggy and in the woods , Im happy.

 

[P]

Spent most the afternoon Saturday cleaning and greasing everything on the buggy. Got damn I hope it doesnt rain non stop up there. This crap's getting OLD

 

[Cole]

Looks like I might need to finish grooving these TSLs for all the mud riding

 

[BamaTJ]

I agree on the rain, most of the stuff up there is more rock and less dirt so hopefully we will be ok. Long term forcast looks like a 30-40% chance all weekend. This weather is old!

 

[CHASMAN9]

I have also spent the weekend pullin and greasin and locktighting everything on mine. Sure as hell, the minute I get out I will have forgotten something. The weather report shows a clearing up/ cooling down trend for the rest of the week. Anybody got a spare 44' on a 15" 8 lug wheel I can talk into bringing with them? I keep busting up my spare wheels. :****: