I'm planning on heading over to Two Wheels of Suches on Friday Aug 4rth, camping and then doing some dual sport riding in the Chattahoochee National Forest on Saturday. After Camping Sat night I'll ride home on Sunday.
August is typically hot and humid here in the southeast but Suches is at 2800 feet elevation and much cooler than it is here. TWoS is a great place to camp and also serves great food on the weekends. I plan on camping but they do have cabins and lodge rooms. I haven't checked availability but they tend to book way in advance. For anyone interested, here's a link to TWoS: http://twowheelsofsuches.com/ (http://twowheelsofsuches.com/)
No reservations are required for camping.
I expect most will make their own way to and from Suches but I plan on leaving Huntsville shortly before noon and riding back roads to Suches. If someone wants to ride along let me know and I'll set up a meeting place and time. The ride on Saturday will start after breakfast which they start serving at 8.
If anyone wants to come up that weekend on a street bike the area has a lot of great roads to ride as well.
I can't go up to TWoS in August, but I'm sure hoping to make Nostalgia Weekend there Sep 1 - 4... ::)
Still modding my new ride and breaking her in proper for new engine. Hopefully I'll be in for a road trip soon.
I think Melony and I will ride over Friday night after work....if your route isn't "big bike friendly", we can break off on our own........see y'all Saturday morning.
what are you riding and where? Slim chance I might ride up to Suches Saturday for lunch but won't have a ton of time. Might be on the 1290, might be on the 950.
I'll ping you when it gets closer and see what my plans are.
FYI I'll probably do a full day DS ride saturday Sept 9th, leaving TWO around 9am and headed toward Clayton via some pavement and some good stuff.
If you need good routes from around TWoS for DS, let me know i"ll send you a link to some GPS tracks.
Quote from: Al Goodwin on July 31, 2017, 09:17:00 PM
I think Melony and I will ride over Friday night after work....if your route isn't "big bike friendly", we can break off on our own........see y'all Saturday morning.
Most of the riding in the area is big bike friendly. Flatland road is not but I may or may not ride it depending on who shows up and there is an easy bypass around it.
Quote from: SpeedyR on July 31, 2017, 09:40:42 PM
what are you riding and where? Slim chance I might ride up to Suches Saturday for lunch but won't have a ton of time. Might be on the 1290, might be on the 950.
I'll ping you when it gets closer and see what my plans are.
FYI I'll probably do a full day DS ride saturday Sept 9th, leaving TWO around 9am and headed toward Clayton via some pavement and some good stuff.
If you need good routes from around TWoS for DS, let me know i"ll send you a link to some GPS tracks.
I'll be riding my KLR650. I was planning on staying near Suches. I lived in the Atlanta area for 11 years so I know the area pretty well.
BTW, for anyone worried about August heat, forecast high for Suches on Saturday is 75 degrees!
I think "Big Bike Friendly" and "Allen's Big Bike Friendly" are different terms!!
Quote from: Fencejumper09 on August 01, 2017, 07:12:43 AM
I think "Big Bike Friendly" and "Allen's Big Bike Friendly" are different terms!!
OK...How about "2-up Big bike friendly"...does that make a difference? 8)
Quote from: Al Goodwin on August 01, 2017, 08:06:42 AM
Quote from: Fencejumper09 on August 01, 2017, 07:12:43 AM
I think "Big Bike Friendly" and "Allen's Big Bike Friendly" are different terms!!
OK...How about "2-up Big bike friendly"...does that make a difference? 8)
Not sure.......how about "sux in the dirt" friendly?
Why?
Because that is the level I am at.
And it has taken me 4 years to get to. :)
Quote from: klaviator on July 31, 2017, 09:48:21 PM
Quote from: Al Goodwin on July 31, 2017, 09:17:00 PM
I think Melony and I will ride over Friday night after work....if your route isn't "big bike friendly", we can break off on our own........see y'all Saturday morning.
Most of the riding in the area is big bike friendly. Flatland road is not but I may or may not ride it depending on who shows up and there is an easy bypass around it.
I've ridden Flatlands road, in the RAIN, on our KLR, with bald 244's......I'll skip it on the Tenere 2-up. :o
First of all I am no expert rider and I"m on a KLR. So, nothing really hard in the plans. I plan on tailoring this ride based on what everyone else wants. As of right now it looks like Al, Melony and me.
What I'm thinking right now is:
We'll do Cooper Creek road, FS33a, and Duncan Ridge. Then go see Helton Creek Falls unless everyone has already seen it. Some back roads back into the Cooper Creek area and then a nice creek crossing into a bunch of dead end trails. These are two track roads that aren't hard. After that there are several options depending on what we want to do.
Anyway, I'm flexible. There is a lot of great riding in the area. I'm just looking forward to getting back to Suches again. It a great place to camp and they have great food.
I was planning to try the yellow and maybe the red trails on the Smokey Mountain 500 this weekend. Maybe I'll just go do the Suches with you guys. You checked the weather yet? Looking like rain.
Quote from: this_guy on August 02, 2017, 04:18:04 PM
I was planning to try the yellow and maybe the red trails on the Smokey Mountain 500 this weekend. Maybe I'll just go do the Suches with you guys. You checked the weather yet? Looking like rain.
I'm new to this site, I hope mentioning rain in a trip thread isn't a major faux pas!
Quote from: this_guy on August 02, 2017, 04:48:39 PM
Quote from: this_guy on August 02, 2017, 04:18:04 PM
I was planning to try the yellow and maybe the red trails on the Smokey Mountain 500 this weekend. Maybe I'll just go do the Suches with you guys. You checked the weather yet? Looking like rain.
I'm new to this site, I hope mentioning rain in a trip thread isn't a major faux pas!
Naw, it is not. ;)
Yes it does look like a chance of rain with the worst threat being on Sunday for the trip back. A little rain will keep the dust down on the trails :)
If I cancelled ride every time it might rain I wouldn't ride much. If it looked really bad I would cancel but the forecasts I have seen don't look that bad. It also won't be very hot this weekend.
Yeh, the weather is looking pretty good for Saturday. I'm game. I'll meet you there Friday night.
I just got some knobby tires for ye' ole Vespa. This should be interesting!
And I have an empty spot on the trailer if someone needs transport. I'm leaving Friday after work and coming back Sunday when the fun is over. You can take your own car or ride with me.
I'll see you there. I'm leaving Friday morning and riding. They serve dinner until 8 PM on Friday and there is no place else close to eat so plan accordingly. Breakfast starts at 8 Sat. Morning. I won't be in any rush to get on the road Sat morning since I expect Al and Melony to roll in late Fri night as well.
Quote from: klaviator on August 03, 2017, 11:23:43 AM
I'll see you there. I'm leaving Friday morning and riding. They serve dinner until 8 PM on Friday and there is no place else close to eat so plan accordingly. Breakfast starts at 8 Sat. Morning. I won't be in any rush to get on the road Sat morning since I expect Al and Melony to roll in late Fri night as well.
In late, but we're quick with the tent set-up, we've had lots of practice....We'll be good with any time KSU on Saturday morning.
See y'all at breakfast, 8am... 8)
I was up till 2 fixing stuff, but I'm good to go.
I've still got an empty spot on the trailer if anyone wants to throw your bike on and head to Suches. I'm leaving HSV around 6pm.
See ya at breakfast!
I'm here. Weather is great.
Quote from: klaviator on August 04, 2017, 04:46:15 PM
I'm here. Weather is great.
We should be pulling in around 2am....
I might be up there around lunch time so if you see a solo 950 with a white tank that's probably me... But headed back to Atlanta after a short stop...
If anyone needs help on the way thru/around Atlanta give me a shout.
Jeff
Just pulled in. About midnight local time.
I'm made it back home after a great weekend. The ride report is here: http://bamarides.com/ride/index.php?topic=2014.0