tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57588665912125350672024-03-13T20:38:28.683-05:00TWO WHEEL TALESWhy we do this: FREEDOMHonib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-65069262148615122342011-06-20T10:11:00.000-05:002011-06-20T10:11:02.665-05:00YAY FOR SUMMER MOUNTAIN RIDES..<b>What a wonderful 4 day weekend ride. We left bright and early 5:01 a.m. to be exact ..the sun was barely rising.. and the moon was still bright as we pulled out heading to our base in Murphy N.C. </b><br />
<b><br />
</b><br />
<b>As we approached the highway the moon was fading back and the sun was beginning to crest on the horizon... time drifted quickly,.. Gadsden, Fort Payne, Chattanooga, and then... the roads started opening up to sweet wide sweepers.. and the view beyond was greener and and rising as the the mountain ridges became closer and more real. Finally we were escaping the heat of Alabama and finding some cooler temperatures in the high lands of N.C. </b><br />
<b>They had complained of a heat spell there but they had no idea what hot was... the weather was amazing.... The sun was strong but just slip into the shade and the cool breeze caressed your face and stole away the warmth of the sun quickly.</b><br />
<b>We rode the Cherahola Skyway on Thursday before we went into Murphy ... what a rock solid ride.. the road provided us with some wide open sweepers and tight twisties.. the view was spectacular.. rolling hills and mountain ridges... filled with lush green folage ... so eye catching and pretty... I loved how the scattered clouds would make patterns on the rolling hills.. shading the grounds from grey blue to deep green to bright green... </b><br />
<b>On Friday we road up to Highland N.C. and had a wonderful lunch at Madison's Wine Garden.. the ride there and back was amazing...</b><br />
<b>Not only is the view wonderful.. the waterfalls.. and streams.. but the road once again providing a rider with gentle sweepers and numerous twisties back and forth winding through the mountains edge... </b><br />
<b>Saturday we did a Rainy Blairsville run late in the day .. the storm was pretty gusty .. so our visit in Blairsville was short... </b><br />
<b>It is always wonderful to take a different road or discover a new path to an old destination... this trip provided us with one of the best rides in a long long time..</b><br />
<b>Thank God for beautiful mountains to explore....</b><br />
<b>Until next time...</b><br />
<b>keep those wheels down </b><br />
<b>and enjoy... your miles and miles of joyful smiles...</b>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-87564804118635192862010-10-20T12:01:00.002-05:002010-10-20T12:16:18.495-05:00RIDE SHOTS<img border="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI4NzU5NDA3MTk4NCZwdD*xMjg3NTk*MDkyNzk5JnA9MjM*NDcxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTImbz1jMzQ1MjI5NzAzZjY*/MTA2YmY1ZWE1MTM*NDUzZGM*MyZvZj*w.gif" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" width="0" /><embed flashvars="gig_lt=1287594071984&gig_pt=1287594092799&gig_g=2&gig_n=blogger" height="420" src="http://v7.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=2nqqo2b&s=7" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2nqqo2b&s=7">Original Video</a>- More videos at <a href="http://tinypic.com/">TinyPic</a></span>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-65494093180983348112010-10-20T11:43:00.002-05:002010-10-20T12:16:45.807-05:00RIDE SHOTS<img border="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI4NzU5MjkxNzUyNyZwdD*xMjg3NTkyOTg2MTkxJnA9MjM*NDcxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTImbz*5MWIzYWRmZjFlNTU*/NjgyOGY*OTdkMGUyNjIyNDk2OSZvZj*w.gif" style="height: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" width="0" /><embed flashvars="gig_lt=1287592917527&gig_pt=1287592986191&gig_g=2&gig_n=blogger" height="420" src="http://v7.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=212aa6v&s=7" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="440"></embed><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=212aa6v&s=7">Original Video</a>- More videos at <a href="http://tinypic.com/">TinyPic</a></span>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-53934403833263355452010-10-19T11:13:00.000-05:002010-10-19T11:13:17.686-05:00END OF OCEE CLIPS ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dww0zz8UGRdyctkKS06QI-oDnxQ4ZyqgiAquWkqkhGwNRdStugqhcTNLOk3P_rcWLWmrk4IQiS4lcotV8rwBg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-4843157359025340632010-10-19T11:00:00.000-05:002010-10-19T11:00:38.257-05:00MORE ON THE OCEE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyCZW1ZGKzcCD-GCizC4hJKnLGRHFgq6E-cwTP9gDQ1LvCK_mhLJWnudfNWEL652zzZjGVoR6DQvg4LC20FrQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-22597560374166036352010-10-19T10:52:00.000-05:002010-10-19T10:52:16.618-05:00RIDING THROUGH OCEE ON WAY TO MURPHY NC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dziVF1znx_q_oLdNPCtjRgrxyoyC5Cpevx_AjKf-9JwS7sVavgjNTq5T76WAB07PFrT5S0OvGXh4mRFVUyp' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-62946200973723770372010-10-19T10:34:00.002-05:002010-10-19T10:34:54.372-05:00QUICK CLIP OCEE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy-l2hU2WE236XFPG5ubEFNsLfN27FJuoXUJdTRW9rp2jppaRysqfdRwO3dtuEKA3fP_s0FoFnHAVAklTKtew' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-32964715530850282922010-10-18T10:00:00.000-05:002010-10-18T10:00:06.772-05:00WHAT A RIDE<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My wonderful husband did it again.. mapped out a great adventure! .. the road was wonderful the weather FANTASTIC! ( aside from major wind gusts of 30-40 miles an hour that were causing helmet lift) ... it was so much fun..</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We could not have asked for more.... as you can see by the videos above.. it was AMAZING... </span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I am still learning editing techniques so please bear with me on the videos.. hope you enjoy them...</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> We had not been up in the mountains for 2 years .. exactly... I used to write stories to take my readers on our trips.. but I think the videos give you a quick easy taste..</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With temps dipping into the low thirties in the A.M. it was pretty brisk.. but something about seeing those mountains that never seem to change... brought back such happy memories... such warmth... that the cold became secondary... When you are riding on those dips, turns and switch backs.. when the wind rushes through you and the smells of fall caress you.. there is nothing better ... no more freeing experience I personally know... </span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wolf Pen Gap (blurb on </span></b><a href="http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/rideanddest/0912_crup_georgia_state_route_180/index.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WOLF PEN GAP</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) is a sweet ride, requiring skill for the sharp switch backs and narrow roadway... amazing... rush.... the best is </span><a href="http://www.tailofthedragon.com/other_other.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Deals Gap</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> .. we did not have time this trip to run it.. but boy .. it is sweet...</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">well the pictures and videos have done my writing for me this trip... </span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">until next time..</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HAPPY TRAILS......</span></b><br />
<b><br />
</b>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-45267231531160719022010-10-16T21:20:00.008-05:002010-10-16T21:20:00.671-05:00BLAIRSVILLE GA, MURPHY NC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc_EZX3n2U9iDz2x4M1KTBo3NjusPy_-7gDje-GSVgforvy4FE054Hh3EL0vDUm_CyvvSbgLHgd_9zJTbwoX9iJtnoJ72cf958GCBTB9DgGE4KKvWKjFyx4sYOaRNZS5m8mlGgX36ObU/s1600/DSCF0702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc_EZX3n2U9iDz2x4M1KTBo3NjusPy_-7gDje-GSVgforvy4FE054Hh3EL0vDUm_CyvvSbgLHgd_9zJTbwoX9iJtnoJ72cf958GCBTB9DgGE4KKvWKjFyx4sYOaRNZS5m8mlGgX36ObU/s320/DSCF0702.JPG" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">when watching videos be sure and scroll down and turn music off blog...</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxLLie6XjNDvHr2O5_b33CuaxkKBUzvkCzImQscW_lzsikmykdhL9OetMexQ2mxivTB0qMd63V2pQTDQnblXA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6pHYxHw4z3Y/TLpIxLaYdyI/AAAAAAAAANk/9Il8pWSo1dU/s1600/DSCF0657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6pHYxHw4z3Y/TLpIxLaYdyI/AAAAAAAAANk/9Il8pWSo1dU/s320/DSCF0657.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="246" /></a> <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvJCjpVx_wLnuGulOMzjxfONGnuGlzWGSRXB0DgTzVeppY1-OOgOwOfgB9wGFgSPsjteKEcC9BeKwwwKJZV-lO_BLCux3IOql8KLVHoMouuFGKT_v1QCozbeFJMNymPJkXkt4qg6KBqE/s1600/DSCF0571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvJCjpVx_wLnuGulOMzjxfONGnuGlzWGSRXB0DgTzVeppY1-OOgOwOfgB9wGFgSPsjteKEcC9BeKwwwKJZV-lO_BLCux3IOql8KLVHoMouuFGKT_v1QCozbeFJMNymPJkXkt4qg6KBqE/s320/DSCF0571.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6pHYxHw4z3Y/TLpVjRkuI5I/AAAAAAAAANw/tLanMSHZHBQ/s1600/DSCF0615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6pHYxHw4z3Y/TLpVjRkuI5I/AAAAAAAAANw/tLanMSHZHBQ/s320/DSCF0615.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkp3Z2cLTR2rYAzmqtNlmX9tALmSgpZ4CjtIBzNgEVKKrRGGUOAGCpUtdLDd8rNvOQR3qVM237Ia_cQ-sWD3S1M7XuhyphenhyphenN_X2xZxjkS6UTzjC0j2VD_tR8NlDJUil8mP-V-Fi-IbxiAl8/s1600/DSCF0616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkp3Z2cLTR2rYAzmqtNlmX9tALmSgpZ4CjtIBzNgEVKKrRGGUOAGCpUtdLDd8rNvOQR3qVM237Ia_cQ-sWD3S1M7XuhyphenhyphenN_X2xZxjkS6UTzjC0j2VD_tR8NlDJUil8mP-V-Fi-IbxiAl8/s320/DSCF0616.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMF3J_lZQ93JQZkckzryDx4q9lSTFZywu6QBc6UlMHzYoKgnxsE7wGKAqX4nEbfHJAlPtcUKfmsb7JZ86RGaA5kiFXLcIr6-A5h5Ex4nKb9ESzClgNPB8kF4jOPOG3TMLIVZIlALlLxc/s1600/DSCF0617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMF3J_lZQ93JQZkckzryDx4q9lSTFZywu6QBc6UlMHzYoKgnxsE7wGKAqX4nEbfHJAlPtcUKfmsb7JZ86RGaA5kiFXLcIr6-A5h5Ex4nKb9ESzClgNPB8kF4jOPOG3TMLIVZIlALlLxc/s320/DSCF0617.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-53340035305330914912010-10-10T21:20:00.001-05:002010-10-10T21:22:45.740-05:00CHANGE OF PLANS<b>We decided to go for a ride rather than watch the vintage races... it was a great day albeit a little too toasty out for my liking.. can not wait until we really have good cooler weather here...</b><br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Below are some of the sites..from the Vintage show... be sure and scroll to the bottom of the blog to turn PAUSE THE MUSIC so you can hear the whole video !</span></span></b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz4A6Yy4reQAp9JzSdiiSsDRMky5UYct_74KDhUCX71cb3StRF5kpDbxcNp5Bu-toQOUtKG6nNIT92f2d0Huw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-11592846701166881832010-10-09T22:51:00.001-05:002010-10-09T22:51:44.334-05:00MORE OF VINTAGE BIKE FESTIVAL 2010<b>MORE PHOTOS AND STORIES FROM THE FESTIVAL TOMORROW..</b>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-19198615830718759462010-10-09T16:33:00.000-05:002010-10-09T16:40:22.223-05:00FUN DAY AT VINTAGE BIKE SHOW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUHoYvX8jm9O0QVxIgjrZFY42WJYdKHisyA8emXu8PewcLownh97dsZvuDdyAC-8aOeKILQ4gMfnr5eXxtvQFeRUabSXol3t6jOhjGfU0WHXSbCHFWAlK3D82PiKFv_EzavRjrybKbrM/s1600/DSCF0314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUHoYvX8jm9O0QVxIgjrZFY42WJYdKHisyA8emXu8PewcLownh97dsZvuDdyAC-8aOeKILQ4gMfnr5eXxtvQFeRUabSXol3t6jOhjGfU0WHXSbCHFWAlK3D82PiKFv_EzavRjrybKbrM/s320/DSCF0314.JPG" width="320" /></span></b></a></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">WE just hung out by the museum today ~ we are going to the event sometime tomorrow.. great bikes.. great people lots of fun..Click on the pictures to see more.</span>.</span></span></b>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758866591212535067.post-88043053930379199372010-10-09T08:09:00.000-05:002010-10-09T08:09:53.754-05:00Barber's Motorsports Vintage Festival 2010<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>So excited this weekend we will be seeing some of the best history in motorcycledom ( yeah that is my word) ... will be posting pictures soon... Weather is rockin' expecting some sweet riding this weekend!</b></span>Honib1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.com0