EOM 2013 - Maggie Valley, NC 20-22 September 2013

[extrememarine]

EOM '09 in Johnson City was a unique milestone for me, very memorable.

Anyone want to go ride the Snake at night??

I'm in. Only my second. First was Johnson City. But that was a ball!

 

[majicmaker]

EOM '09 in Johnson City was a unique milestone for me, very memorable.
Anyone want to go ride the Snake at night??

At Night?! Uhhhhhh that's just crazy extreme. Or is it just me? Insert "No Thank You" Smliely (Here)

 

[extrememarine]

It's just you.

Anyone want to go ride the Snake at night??

At Night?! Uhhhhhh that's just crazy extreme. Or is it just me? Insert "No Thank You" Smliely (Here)

 

[El Toro Joe]

Anyone want to go ride the Snake at night??

That could be interesting...

 

[DragonflyTN]

Ok the issue with the Snake at night is not the curves, it is the animals.

 

[chivvalry]

Ok the issue with the Snake at night is not the curves, it is the animals.

Totally agree. Those damn forest rats and other critters wandering out into the road at night make things squirrely... Yes, I did just do that.

 

[El Toro Joe]

Ok the issue with the Snake at night is not the curves, it is the animals.

That's what would make it interesting

 

[extrememarine]

For the record, you do not get good traction on squirrels or dead snakes. That was on NC28 just north of Franklin.

For me, riding at night was a therapy I used to get myself back to a point of being able to focus solely on the road and surroundings ahead after my "bad day" in '08. It took away the distraction of always looking off the side of the road and that naggy "what if" gremlin who kept whispering in my ear. Weird as it may sound, it worked.

Then I got addicted to it; it's not for everyone...

 

[majicmaker]

It's just you.

Anyone want to go ride the Snake at night??

At Night?! Uhhhhhh that's just crazy extreme. Or is it just me? Insert "No Thank You" Smliely (Here)

Ok Thanks! Just Checking.

 

[wheatonFJR]

I've never done it...could be interesting. I've been talked into worse.

 

[luvtoride]

I've definitely been talked into worse in the past. lol! I still wouldn't do it. I've rode twisties in the dark. It wasn't on purpose, though. I would actually consider that being purposely reckless.

To each his own, I guess. I'll just shake my head as I see ya'll leave the parking lot.

 

[El Toro Joe]

I guess. I'll just shake my head and have another beer, as I see ya'll leave the parking lot.

Fixed it fer ya Heidi

 

[BikerGeek99]

To each his own, I guess. I'll just shake my head as I see ya'll leave the parking lot.

I'll be right there with ya, Heidi.

Oh - and I'll be making fun on Fencer over ... something, I'm sure. Or maybe giving Mike a rash of **** for actually watching "Honey Boo Boo."

 

[luvtoride]

I guess. I'll just shake my head and have another beer, as I see ya'll leave the parking lot.

Fixed it fer ya Heidi

lol! ya got that right Joe! Andy, lets make it a point to ride together this year. I'm thinking back... don't think we've rode together yet.

 

[clocklaw]

I wanted to go on that night ride but Brenda didn't want to be left alone and she sure as heck wasn't going with me.

 

[Geezer]

Like Heidi, I don't like to ride the twisties in the dark and only do it when I have no choice. When it does happen I do it very slowly.

I get Wayne's point about riding at night forcing you to focus on the road ahead and removing the distractions that frequently bother me and slow me down, like drop offs on the side, Still, I think the hazards outweigh the benefits for me. I'll stay and have a beer with Heidi in the parking lot.

 

[majicmaker]

Like Heidi, I don't like to ride the twisties in the dark and only do it when I have no choice. When it does happen I do it very slowly.
I get Wayne's point about riding at night forcing you to focus on the road ahead and removing the distractions that frequently bother me and slow me down, like drop offs on the side, Still, I think the hazards outweigh the benefits for me. I'll stay and have a beer with Heidi in the parking lot.

I'll be in the parking lot with you guys waving good by!

 

[blrfjr]

For the record, you do not get good traction on squirrels or dead snakes. That was on NC28 just north of Franklin.
For me, riding at night was a therapy I used to get myself back to a point of being able to focus solely on the road and surroundings ahead after my "bad day" in '08. It took away the distraction of always looking off the side of the road and that naggy "what if" gremlin who kept whispering in my ear. Weird as it may sound, it worked.

Then I got addicted to it; it's not for everyone...

Last time I tried it there was a deer hanging his head over the guard rail thinkin jump or dont jump. Luckily he stayed put till I was passed but it sure tightened up the "ol rectum.

I vote for beer too!

 

[maddad]

I haven't done the snake at night, but last September, 4 of us got a little lost, as in stopped thinking about where we were going and just enjoyed the roads. Took one of the roads up to the Blue Ridge and did about the bottom 40 miles after dark. Not a car to be seen, road one in the left lane, one in the right with the bright lights on. A little nuts, but not an animal in site and a ride I'll never forget. Back up over the Great Smokeys to Gatlinburg around midnight.

 

[Intech]

Hey Joe. Remember that fun ride down 219 in the dark? That is probably the most hairy of night twisties I have experienced. That one huge *** deer just off the road is still burned in my brain!