Ft Gordon / Augusta

[ArmyJoe]

I'll be at Ft Gordon from June through November for training and I'm bringing my Spyder. I already wear all the PPE and have an MSF card, so I'm good to go there. Is there anything I need to know about Ft Gordon or the surrounding area? Can someone tell me the best place for Spyder service?

Thanks,
Joe

[NJERNIE]

Visited a dealer in Augusta a few times while visiting relatives and found them very willing to answer questions and very willing to help in any way. The name is Tomberlin Outdoor and they are located at 3125 Washington Road in Augusta, 706-860-1872. Hope this is some help and thanks for your service to our country.

Happy Spyder Owner

[GA-SPYDER]

went to that so-called dealer for the updates. it sat there for two weeks. They didn't even touch it, except for the scratches.
With the recomendation of a fellow rider, who bought his from the so-called dealer, I took it to Columbia Power Sports in Columbia, SC. They are a great bunch of folks! I recently took it back during Christmas vacation for a check engine light. They found that the o2 sensor was the problem. It's now fixed.

There was no excuse for the way that I was treated at Tomberlin. I will never step in that place again.

I also saw that your location was Columbus. I grew up in Piqua, OH.

[ArmyJoe]

Thanks for the feedback.

[SpyderWolf]

I am about an hour and 15 minutes away from Ft. Gordon, so when you get here look me up and we will gladly meet you somewhere to ryde as well.

I would also not set foot into Tomberlin for anything. I bought mine in Hilton Head, but the dealership ended up shutting down. I checked out Polaris of Statesboro last weekend, and they seem to be a decent shop and have a certified mechanic on site. I am also planning on checking out the place in Columbia, and there is another one in Summerville, SC, as well.

[ArmyJoe]

Now that the weather is getting warmer and my "vacation" to Georgia is getting closer, I'm looking at the map to see what weekend get-aways are do-able. I'm allowed to go up to 250 miles from Augusta without any formal paperwork, but not sure if that's road miles or "as the crow flies."

I see that the straight-line distance from Ft. Gordon to Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort is about 175 miles. The problem is there doesn't seem to be a good way of getting there. The favored route on the mapping web sites want me to take I-20 east to Columbia, I-26 north to Asheville, and then west to Deal's Gap for a total distance of 320 miles.

I see an alternate route that involves GA-17 to US-23 that's 230 miles long (and still gives me enough wiggle room to do all 11 miles of the Dragon). Is that a viable route?

Thanks,
Joe