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Offline montmil

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For my GS riding friends
« on: August 21, 2015, 10:38:14 AM »
Poking the Bear

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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2015, 05:29:51 PM »
The Harley riders will not be pleased to know! :)
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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2015, 04:20:39 PM »
Actually GS riders that ride the 1969 BSA A65GS Firebird are better than everybody else.

Pics to follow of my last weekend at Two Wheels of Suches..

This counts as a thread HiJaack! ;)

Arrived Friday Morning (09-25-2015) in the rain and set up camp.  I had to trailer for reasons of needing to be in two places at once.



The reason for the trip was to go Dual Sport riding with the BMW group of Georgia.  This was our second anual Georgia Mountain Adventure.

Despite the rain a bunch of people showed up and camped.



Two Wheels Only of Suches is a wonderful place to camp that caters to the Motorcycle and Bicycle crowd.



And the perfect place for my GS bike of choice - the 1969 Firebird Scrambler with a Heidenau K60 on the back and a Bridgestone Trailwing 39 on the front.





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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2015, 04:23:11 PM »
I couldn't ride Saturday with the Guys and Gals because I had to run an AHRMA vintage trials race in Aonia GA.

Proof that I was in Aonia with our youngest trials rider.



But no matter Sunday proved to be a great day with no rain and only mist high up in the hills.

My Bike and Ride lead a GS R80 (really a R100)



Nice moderns in the Mist





Stopping point



The GANG, the Happy Few



And then my favorite pics.... 8-)




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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2015, 04:33:42 PM »
Pano shot with my Company iPad



And then everybody with their bike.  With an IPad who needs a camera?

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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2015, 04:35:19 PM »
End of Thread HiJaack.

[media]http://vid201.photobucket.com/albums/aa12/Semper_Gumby/2015%2009%2026%20Georgia%20Mountain%20Adventure/IMG_1062_zpsmxj8de5z.mp4[/media]

Regards,

Gumby

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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2015, 07:43:29 PM »
Terrific photos, Bill. We'll give you a pass on the hijack since your ol' BSA is uber cool.
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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2015, 08:28:13 PM »
Hmm the Media link doesn't work so here is a direct link to the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnT_CXEGgbw
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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2015, 09:47:42 AM »
Great to see these pics and hear about this ride...thanks Semper!
I am guessing my new-to-me Suzuki DR650, farkled to death bike, could attend this get-away??
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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2015, 05:56:10 PM »
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Great to see these pics and hear about this ride...thanks Semper!
I am guessing my new-to-me Suzuki DR650, farkled to death bike, could attend this get-away??

Yes!  Sue you and your DR would have been welcomed by the Georgia group!  We had a great time and would love to share it with others who have the same passion.  [smiley=thumbup.gif]

Keep an eye out for it next year!  Next week is the Barber Vintage festival which is turning into a must go to event.
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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2015, 06:53:31 PM »
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 Next week is the Barber Vintage festival which is turning into a must go to event.

I've been to the Barber Vintage Days four times. It's been a kick ass fun time every time. However...

Rec'd an email notice that automobile parking on the grounds will no longer be free. Advanced parking tickets are now on sale but likely already sold out. Those that elect not to pony up to park will have to leave their vehicles at an off-site area and ride a shuttle to and from. For me, that means it'll be tough to just walk over and pick up a sandwich plus another beer outta the cooler. Also, small gas scooters and motorcycles are no longer permitted to operate within the swap meet lanes. Grrrr...

Camping spaces sold out five days after spots became available. That was a few months ago. Anyway...

It's a great experience. The Swap Meet area takes a couple days to wade through it all. The Barber Museum is ranked as the Numero Uno motorcycle museum in the world. I believe it. One day is not enough to see everything on all four levels. The AHRMA road and x-cty races plus the trials are fantastic. There's even a race for motorcycles that are 100+ years old!

The Barber grounds are the cleanest and most well groomed you'll ever see. Entire crews work sunup to sundown doing nothing but policing the landscape. Shuttle trains borrowed from Talledega Raceway move folks around the grounds. Free, last I heard.

If you've never experienced Barber Vintage Days, find a way to get there.


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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2015, 05:44:18 PM »
Semper, I like your GS best.  
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Re: For my GS riding friends
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2015, 11:22:35 PM »
Bill, your Firebird is much too clean to have been romping around the woods and mud all day. Apparently, you spend every non-riding second cleaning & polishing for the photos ops  ;)   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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