Come Ride with us ( Joan and Lamont )

[Dan McNally]

I was planning to meet you as you came out of the DC area, onto I-66, but Topper is at the dealership for the recall, and I don't know when I will get it back . . .

 

[retirednick]

living vicariously through the ctions of others; don't I wish I had the time and the Spyder was back together to do this. Enjoy the ryding!

 

[2ndChildhood]

I have to cancel out on the trip I have severe case of bronchitis I've had my new 2015 RT-SS for a week and only managed to put 99 miles on it. I was really looking forward to riding the Blue Ridge with our heroes.


ToM
Life is Great
Be Safe

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[pwm]

If I can get out of Calgary, I will try to catch up to you all in your old stomping grounds.

 

[Bob Denman]

We're still planning on meeting up with you guys on the 7th, in Monticello... :thumbup:
We'll be blocking Rte. 42 down by the Monticello High School; you WON'T get past us! :roflblack:

:shocked: I just realized; the NASCAR race is in Long Pond, PA on Sunday...
...You guys might just be hitting some interesting traffic patterns.

 

[Lin]

At least across the Kancamagus Highway,

make sure you have some insect repellent for any stops you make. I crossed the Kanc yesterday and the black flies were out in force.
Have a safe ride!

 

[Pineywoods36]

question on the route

Getting really excited about our next big adventure. When Joan and I got married at Bikeweek in Daytona it wasn't really a ride for us even though we did some riding we spent more time in the truck.

In a few weeks we will be taking off June 1st and heading from Springfield MO to Valcourt Quebec to meet with the Road Warrior guys that are doing a ride to the Florida Keys with some disabled vets. Joan and I both love our vets and are really excited about this ride. Here's where we will be and when and we would love for you to jump in the group along the way and show your support for the vets and BRP as they are loaning them all Spyders for the ride. Looks like we might have a group for riders from Quebec joining us too. That's going to be cool. :doorag:

• June 5th Valcourt, Quebec to Concord, NH
  
  The route will tour many of the best riding roads in NE, skirting the VT border down into NH. Route includes the Mt. Washington auto road(weather permitting) and the stunning Kancamagus Hwy.
  0900- Depart BRP Factory (134 Miles)
  1200- Lunch/Gas stop planned Gorham. NH.
  1330-Depart Gorham, NH (153 Miles)
  1700- Arrive Concord, NH
  Ride Ambassador: Coming Soon
  Hotel: Concord Courtyard
  Link to Google Maps: Valcourt to Concord

• June 6 Concord, NH to Bear Mountain, NY
  
  The route will traverse NH, VT and NY through the Green Mountain National Forest bypassing the NY state capital to follow the Hudson River down to Bear Mountain near West Point.
  0800- Depart Concord, NH (111 Miles)
  1100- Lunch/Gas stop planned Bennington, VT
  1230-Depart Bennington (147 Miles)
  1600- Arrive Bear Mountain, NY
  Ride Ambassador: Coming Soon
  Hotel: Bear Mountain Inn, Holiday Inn Express & Suites West Point-Fort Montgomery
  Link to Google Maps: Concord to Bear Mountain
• June 7 Bear Mountain, NY to Harrisburg, PA
  
  The route will depar the West Point area to the Northwest for Monticello NY, then dropping down into the Delaware State Forest enroute to the Poconos Mountains. Finally finishing up in the beautiful capital of the great state of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg.
  0900- Depart Bear Mountain(109 Miles)
  1115- Lunch/Gas stop planned East Stroudsburg, PA.
  1300-Depart East Stroudsburg, PA (126 Miles)
  1600- Arrive Harrisburg American Legion
  Ride Ambassador: Steve Berger [email protected]
  Hotel: TBD
  Link to Google Maps: Bear Mountain to Harrisburg

• June 8 Harrisburg, PA to Roanoake, VA via Walter Reed
  
  Today we will depart PA for Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, MD. Following our lunch event in Bethesda, we will be hitting the interstate in an effort to get us out to Roanoake so we can ride the Blueridge the following day!
  0800- Depart Hershey, PA (125 Miles)
  1030- Lunch event at Walter Reed Hospital
  1300-Depart Bethesda, MD (153 Miles)
  1500-Gas Stop in Harrisonburg, VA
  1730- Arrive Roanoake, VA
  Ride Ambassador:
  Hotel: Coming Soon
  Link to Google Maps: Hershey to Roanoke
• June 9 Roanoke, VA to Asheville, NC via the Blueridge Pkwy
  
  Todays leg is sponsored by Spyderfest!! The route will tour arguably the most beautiful riding road in North America, the Blueridge Parkway. We start out in Roanoke, VA and high tail down the parkway into Asheville, NC
  0730- Depart Roanoke, VA (178 Miles)
  1200- Lunch/Gas stop planned Blowing Rock, NC
  1330-Depart Blowing Rock (93 Miles)
  1600- Arrive Asheville, NC
  Ride Ambassador: Spyderfest!
  Hotel: Springhill Suites, Asheville
  Link to Google Maps: Roanoke to Asheville
  
  
  Joan and I will be splitting off from the group from there and I plan on showing Joan around my old stomping grounds. I'm going to take her by Wheels Through Time so she can meet my friends Dale and Matt Walksler. From there we will ride the Hellbender to the Dragon and then ride the Rattler to Johnson City where we will stay the night. In the morning I think we will ride the Snake and then head back toward Springfield. Joan will be on the 2014 RT-S with trailer and it will have a new look as of today. I'm pulling off all the Route 66 wrap and doing something really cool, or at least I think it's cool. I hated the last wrap I had on it. Joan will be able to pack our gear and we will swap bikes as I'll be on the F3 and she love riding it.
  
  If you want to join us that would be cool. We can't stop and visit because we are on a time constraint but you have the routes so looks us up.
  
  If you want to join the vets on the last leg here, the link to that. http://www.roadwarrior.org/events
  
  It's going to be a great riding season :doorag::doorag:

Looking at the post to meet up with you tomorrow and the text does not match the google map, it says lunch in Bennington VT yet the route goes now where near? Can you help us out.

 

[Tango]

Look for Bob Denman and I at the Monticello H.S.. :thumbup: Tom :spyder:

 

[Bob Denman]

:2thumbs: I've got an insulin pump calibration test to do at 8:50 am, and then I'm on the way! :2thumbs:
:yes::2excited:
Rick should also be joining us!

 

[Bob Denman]

What a GREAT day for a ride! :yes:hyea::yes:
Tango, Sidearrick, and I, were met by just about 30 Spyders, and another half-dozen or so "leaners" in Monticello, at 10:30 am.
The ride down Rte. 42 to Sparrowbush was real nice; very little traffic at all. :thumbup:
(But the next time we do this; take the detour NORTH on Rte. 97 about two miles... You can buzz down through the Hawk's Nest.)
Once we hit Rte. 209, the traffic picked up(as it always does!), but the ride down along the Delaware river was sunny, cool, and the scenery was beautiful!
The noontime stop for lunch, was where we had to break away from the group... :shocked:
So even though our ride was cut short; it was a GREAT one! :2thumbs:

 

[johnwinslow]

:2excited:.....I ride in NH mostly....and if you intend to hook up to the " KANK "....I know of 9 miles of riders HEAVEN that will connect from Rt.302 to the Kank......It is a road that is Soooooooo twisty it's closed in the winter ( THEY WON'T PLOW IT ).......it's mostly posted for 35 mph....but on the Spyder I've had a ball at 60 mph.......It's called " BEAR NOTCH RD.".......since it's on your way I wouldn't miss it.........If you try and find it on Google maps you will have to get down to very high res to find it ......just west of Bartlett NH ( 302 ) to Passsaconaway NH ( on the Kankamangus Hwy ).....................PM me if you need more details .......Mike ....................PS, this may rival the " DRAGON ".....No BS :thumbup:..................PPS,.....You do not want to go through CONWAY NH ....It might take you an Hour.....The tourist traffic there is EPIC ......taking the Bear Notch Rd. avoids Conway without deleting 90 % of the " Kank "

hey blueknight that is the way they went, If you go to roadwarriors.org they have a spot tracker that you can use to follow them,

 

[Trbayth]

The rest of the ride down 209 was great too. Lots of twisties and some very aggressive riding. There were a couple of curves where I was real surprised Nanny didn't wake up.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

HEY JOHN WINSLOW

hey blueknight that is the way they went, If you go to roadwarriors.org they have a spot tracker that you can use to follow them,

:hun:.....Yes I know they went that way because I was there......I had a pow wow with Craig ( ride leader ) and directed Him to this route....Because they wanted to climb Mt Washington there was going to be real time issue with going thru N.Conway and Conway NH....So I sent them onto Bear Notch RD.......We all had a blast.....It's very twisty but can be done at 50 MPH if you pay attention .........they did :clap::clap::clap:......Mike :thumbup:

 

[Tango]

Great to meet up with the guys. :thumbup: Till next time. :clap: Tom :spyder:

 

[CanAmChris]

What a great ride.

It was an honor to meet Jesus ("Chuy") Vasquez Jr., Patrick Wickens, Michael Bennett, Bobby Withers, Kathy Champion, Phillip Vaughn, Sammy Lugo and Michael Paul.

It was a pleasure to meet and ride with the guys from the Road Warrior Foundation and BRP.

I was also glad to finally meet Lamont after so many years as a Spyderlovers member.

I want to thank my Warriors Watch Brother Charlie (NVR4GET) for solo road guarding the entire 126+ mile leg. That was awesome.

It was a very good day, but the best part was seeing the smiles on those veterans faces.


Here is a link to Carlie's facebook post with some pics. Open to the public to view:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=400553806819966&id=100005960507528


CAC

 

[blacklightning]

Well, sorry I did not get here in time for the Warrior ride, but I did get to Meet Lamont and Joan in Maggie Valley. And I must say, it was truly a pleasure to meet you guys. Hey, who else would let someone that they didn't even know take a demo ride on their pimped out F3 (thanks again, truly impressed). I just noticed that you guys were going to do the dragon while you were here. Our group plans on leaving the Bojangles here in Maggie Valley at 8:30 and head that way. Going to take 19 through Cherokee, over to 129, do the Cherohola Skyway up to Teleco Plains, up to 129 to the dam, do the dragon, back to the store, and then take moonshiner 28 back to 19, and then home again. I know that is a little off the charts, but if you guys want to join us, we would be thrilled. Not sure if you check the site when you are on vacation, but just throwing it out there. Again, great meeting you and ride safe.:yes: