Midwest KZR Ride 2013

TheTrout wrote: Hey! I'm in that 2008 SWOKZ pic! I still talk about that ride from time to time. I had a great time and rode my 78 kz1000 down from Michigan. I'd be up for another if you guys are still doing it. I have not been on this web site in years and the day I stop in the first post I read is this one!

KZ_Rage are you doing any of the organization?

I remember you and your bike very well indeed! Sorry for the delay as I've been doing some other riding on my Triumph of late! 1955 miles in 6 days with 2 of those in the Ozarks, some awesome roads there! That put me behind at work and just getting caught up.

I'm not involved in this one, in fact the last rally I helped organize/start was 3 years ago in Natural Bridge Ky (great twisties there). I guess it took the place of the SWOKZ.

I'm going to put Bad Juju up for sale in a week or so as well as a lot of my other bikes too. Going to go down to just one or two bikes, doing more distance riding and moto-camping is the plan. Next year I'll be at the rally I helped launch in Natural Bridge area called the Triple R or Red River Rally, you'll have to check into the GSR site for info as that is where the guy who organizes it posts the info. It's just a little further south of where we were for SWOKZ.

A thought came to me with you guys talking about the area around Tell City area for a ride, the Suzuki guys have had one there for years in May and the fellow that organizes it knows those roads like nobody else!

He has maps and can help provide you with any info you may require. They changed the name a couple of years ago to honor a fellow riders deceased wife (long story) but I went to my first one 5 years ago and it had been going on for several years before that.

Here is the link to the GSR page on the rally, you may want to consider the motel they stay at as it is cheap, clean and the owner Jay knocks himself out for the attendees. He lets them have a big area in the parking lot to have a cookout, put up awnings and set chairs out for an evening of drinks and BS'ing, has old towels for riders to use and provides a lot more.

Check out the link, it will save you a lot of time planning and second guessing routes, avoidance's and such.

BC Rally

Hey Rage good to hear from you.

The organizer that you are talking about wouldn't happen to be that Brian fella with a GS I met on the leg 2 Relay ?

I know he digs covered bridges.

JD

Yes, that's the man you need to talk to, he recons that area a lot and can give you routes from Nashville to Tell City that are either interesting and/or challenging if you like to carve the curves.

i actually have a gps track of our last hnf ride that started in nashville and went to tell city. but i see two potential problems. first... i really don't know if you are talking about nashville, tn. or nashville, in.. since a good bit of talk is of brown county in. i assume you are talking of nashville, in.. in which case... no problem. lol..

second, our rides include a good bit of gravel as we ride dual sport bikes, so a good bit of re routing would be necessary to stay on track. bummer... as most interesting stuff is found off the asphalt.

i included a gpx file so you guys could have a look see, i am sure with a lil work all the gravel could be bypassed. these rides are scouted by local guys that know area very well, so they are typically pretty scenic..

naturally the attachment with gpx file previewed fine but didn't post.

if any you guys are members of gpx exchange you can view track here..

www.gpsxchange.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4319

but if you are not a member... it won't show. i don't know of any other way to get the track to you guys other than e mail.

delkron97 wrote: i actually have a gps track of our last hnf ride that started in nashville and went to tell city. but i see two potential problems. first... i really don't know if you are talking about nashville, tn. or nashville, in.. since a good bit of talk is of brown county in. i assume you are talking of nashville, in.. in which case... no problem. lol..

second, our rides include a good bit of gravel as we ride dual sport bikes, so a good bit of re routing would be necessary to stay on track. bummer... as most interesting stuff is found off the asphalt.

i included a gpx file so you guys could have a look see, i am sure with a lil work all the gravel could be bypassed. these rides are scouted by local guys that know area very well, so they are typically pretty scenic..

Yup, Nashville, Indiana. I have ridden some of the roads in this area on down to Salem IN. Some good, some with more than their fair share of chip seal gravel. Some caution unless you are geared for off road! LOL. I have some interest if this may still happen.

this is my fourth favorite thread..or maybe my third...i lost track....but i like ti better than thread 5 and 6 ...i do know that....it is not as good as thread 2.....but parts are almost good enough to copy and paste into thread 1

but this fo sure is a good thread

So... Any plans for an Indiana Ride? I will be passing through this weekend. If someone wants to set a date. I will do my best to get there!

nohatin.com/Schedule.html

Indianapolis Raceway Park august 16-18.

Camping at track and a dragrace to boot.

Been to a few since Prostar went under.

Good swap meet too.

Usually go "uptown" at night, good riding scene there.

Slippery noodle has blues bands and Braodripple has...

If I can afford it I would go again.

Three of four guys walkin around the track trippin on my bike told me about this site.

Smaller local things would be good to, maybe one for the Chicago burbs.

My bike is down right now but...

August 16th to 18th is the Moto GP in Indy. So, there is Drag Racing, Flat Racing, and Road Racing all in the same weekend! How cool is that! :woohoo: I will be there!

plus you guys get moto2 and we dont here...but we are going to get WSBK in sept this year...sounds like a good bike week for you...my camera is ready...10 more days till the early riders/bikes start arriving here,one year soon we are going to Sax's for Indy after we wrap up here....