Tail of the dragon

Stump · 09-14-2011, 09:14 AM

On sept 10th I got to ride the dragons tail in TN, on the memoral ride for Lou Kirk who was killed earlyer this year in Florida in a motorcyle wreck. All her close friends and family were there on the dragons tail to spread her ashes at the dam overlook. this was a trip with two purposes for me the first was to say good by to a close friend and the second was to ride the dragons tail, so both were done with one trip. the weekend was fantasic until we headed home and got to the kentucky and tenn line and thats were the trip went bad, blow a tire on one of the bikes and ended up sitting in the rest area for about 5hrs til we could get someone to come get the bike. So the way I see it that wasn't really that bad considering what could've happened. I still had a blast on the trip anyways .

AlabamaNomadRider · 09-14-2011, 12:55 PM

Sorry to hear about the friends accident and death. Glad you got to help with scattering the ashes on the Tail of the Dragon.

Stump · 09-15-2011, 08:54 AM

I was asked for more info on my trip home from the dragon, well heres more , we were on I 75 north out of tenn and right when we crossed the kentucky line we need to pullinto the rest area and after we started to get off I 75 we heard a pop and the guy that was riding my 800 classic started going all over the road and was lucky he didn't go down , when he got stoped I got up to him and looked at the rear tire and it was off the rim, we pushed the bike to a parking spot and lefted the saddle bag up and what I saw was scary the side wall was blown out, after looking closer I saw that the tube was hanging out the side wall, Iwas behind him and I

Stump · 09-15-2011, 09:03 AM

And I didn't see him hit anything in the road,but who nows? I'am a industral mechanic at a V.A hospital in W.Va , so I now how to work on my bikes , I do all my own work on all my bikes so I now how to fix them on the road but there was no fixing this problem on the road. There was three of us that rode down to tenn and only one of us rode all the way home, and that was a long ride. we put about 300 miles on the bikes in tow days, thats what riding is all about. the repairs are done and both my bikes are ready for the next trip to Bristal motor speed way for the all harley drags next month.

09-14-2011, 09:14 AM	#1
Stump Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scottown ohio Posts: 1,225	Tail of the dragon On sept 10th I got to ride the dragons tail in TN, on the memoral ride for Lou Kirk who was killed earlyer this year in Florida in a motorcyle wreck. All her close friends and family were there on the dragons tail to spread her ashes at the dam overlook. this was a trip with two purposes for me the first was to say good by to a close friend and the second was to ride the dragons tail, so both were done with one trip. the weekend was fantasic until we headed home and got to the kentucky and tenn line and thats were the trip went bad, blow a tire on one of the bikes and ended up sitting in the rest area for about 5hrs til we could get someone to come get the bike. So the way I see it that wasn't really that bad considering what could've happened. I still had a blast on the trip anyways . __________________ Everyday is a holiday when you love your job, And if you don't you live in a nightmare. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-14-2011, 12:55 PM	#2
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Tail of the dragon Sorry to hear about the friends accident and death. Glad you got to help with scattering the ashes on the Tail of the Dragon. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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09-15-2011, 08:54 AM	#3
Stump Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scottown ohio Posts: 1,225	Tail of the dragon I was asked for more info on my trip home from the dragon, well heres more , we were on I 75 north out of tenn and right when we crossed the kentucky line we need to pullinto the rest area and after we started to get off I 75 we heard a pop and the guy that was riding my 800 classic started going all over the road and was lucky he didn't go down , when he got stoped I got up to him and looked at the rear tire and it was off the rim, we pushed the bike to a parking spot and lefted the saddle bag up and what I saw was scary the side wall was blown out, after looking closer I saw that the tube was hanging out the side wall, Iwas behind him and I __________________ Everyday is a holiday when you love your job, And if you don't you live in a nightmare.
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09-15-2011, 09:03 AM	#4
Stump Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scottown ohio Posts: 1,225	Tail of the dragon And I didn't see him hit anything in the road,but who nows? I'am a industral mechanic at a V.A hospital in W.Va , so I now how to work on my bikes , I do all my own work on all my bikes so I now how to fix them on the road but there was no fixing this problem on the road. There was three of us that rode down to tenn and only one of us rode all the way home, and that was a long ride. we put about 300 miles on the bikes in tow days, thats what riding is all about. the repairs are done and both my bikes are ready for the next trip to Bristal motor speed way for the all harley drags next month. __________________ Everyday is a holiday when you love your job, And if you don't you live in a nightmare.
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