From: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX (The dc-cycles list administrator) To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Errors-To: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX Subject: dc-cycles digest for 11/10/05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __ /-----\ __ 'dc-cycles' is an unmoderated email discussion list (__\/ _____ \/__) about motorcycling in the Washington D.C. area. =( \___/ )= \ ___ / An archive of the dc-cycles list is available at: | / _ \ | http://www.dc-cycles.org/ \ || || / \|| ||/ Subscribe/unsubscribe requests should be sent to: \| |/ dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "smthng else" To: "DC-Cycles" Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 21:31:40 -0500 Subject: [dc-cycles] Interesting article on The Dragon Hey all... one of my other list members sent me this and it's pretty decent. The local news station for the area did a short report on the Dragon and did a surprisingly good job. I'd recommend reading it first, then watch the two video clips. They're the same as the transcript, but it's funny as hell to see the comments in print and then to see the riders that are saying them. Some are idiots in print, but come across well on film, with others it's exactly the opposite. Nice bit of editing going on there too. If you watch the film clips, make sure you watch them in the right order - one of them has a "2" after it. --smthng http://spaces.msn.com/members/smthng/ "If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is 'God is crying.' And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is 'Probably because of smthng you did.'" -Jack Handey _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) From: "smthng else" To: "DC-Cycles" Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 22:31:33 -0500 Subject: [dc-cycles] Cats and bikes don't mix (utterly pointless post) http://www.youthofbritain.com/chillout/ --smthng http://spaces.msn.com/members/smthng/ "Let me explain smthng to you. Um, I am not Mr. Lebowski. You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing." _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 20:05:53 -0800 (PST) From: "pltrgyst@XXXXXX" Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Interesting article on The Dragon To: DC-Cycles --- smthng else wrote: > Hey all... one of my other list members sent me this and it's pretty decent. > The local news station for the area did a short report on the Dragon and did > a surprisingly good job. Pretty decent, but two weeks ago I rode the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco up to Menocino, and you know what? There are major sections of that road that put the Dragon to shame, and with breathtaking (and concentration disrupting) scenery to boot. Incredible. There was on steeply uphill, mile-long series of perfectly banked quick esses that was positively orgasmic. If you ever get a crack at that road, preferably not on a weekend, *do it.* -- Larry __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) X-IronPort-AV: i="3.97,311,1125892800"; d="scan'208"; a="1782812314:sNHT19551692" From: "Lisa Goddard" To: , "DC Cycles" Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:17:41 -0500 Subject: [dc-cycles] Moto lunch Julian wrote: Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 14:25:56 -0500 From: "Julian Halton" To: "DCCycles" Subject: [dc-cycles] Moto lunch So how many good lunches does the Ballston area really have to offer? The answer is to hop on the bike. 66 E down to Independence. Catch that woefully short light to hang a right on 15th. Keep your eyes open for comatose limo drivers, angst-ridden tourists and your pedestriansHang another right on F and cross 14th. and park Italian entrée and a beverage. The servers are ultra-courteous and friendly. Again your bike is right out front . This is a rare thing so splurge on the hazelnut cake with vanilla sauce. Relax, enjoy life, have a wonderful meal and hop back onto the bike for a smooth ride back into Ballston. My favorite ride to lunch. Thought I would share. I try to get out and do this on Sundays when the shop is closed. Here's my lunch ride: since moving to the new surroundings would have to be to hop on the bike and head up 421N., catch some cheap gas after crossing in to TN, ride through Mountain City, watch for speed traps! Once you break free of the booming metropolis of Mountain City, 421 opens up a bit and you will head for the wonderful roads of Shady Valley, AKA, The Playground. I have yet to spy a pedestrian on the road at all. The local commuter traffic is usually more than accepting of passes, no egos here. Trucks are warned with signs to consider alternate route due to the extreme hills and curves (489 curves says the web site: http://www.shadyvalleycountrystore.com/country_store_001.htm). Stop at the Shady Valley country store, have a seat under the covered awnings kindly provided for motorcyclists, complete with fans running during hot weather. >From there I like to continue on to what we call the second half of Shady Valley, complete with fresh pavement. This section is less twisty, but has fantastic sweepers. You will also cross the AT on this section, but I have yet to see any hikers. At some point, head towards Damascus, VA. The friendliest hiker/biker town on the East Coast. There's a nice little Italian restaurant on the main drag. Enjoy the scenery as everyone is either hiking, riding a bicycle, or a motorcycle. http://www.adventuredamascus.com/Damascus.htm >From there I will usually take a shorter route home via 91, which cuts through the Cherokee (sp?) National Forest. It's also a fun route, but there is more truck and tourist traffic. In reality, my lunch break usually involves taking a cage to the bank and running other cage-related errands in town but hopefully this will improve once I complete school in April 06..... Lisa Goddard all sorts of Honda's..... _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:04:47 -0500 From: Tealkat6@XXXXXX (Steven C. Di Pietro) To: you@XXXXXX, dc-cycles@XXXXXX ("DC-Cycles") Subject: RE: [dc-cycles] =?ISO-8859-1?B?oENhdHMgYW5kIGJpa2VzIGRvbid0IG1peCAodXR0ZXJseSBwb2ludGxlc3MgcG9zdCk=?= X-AOL-Language: english X-Spam-Flag: NO "smthng else" wrote: >http://www.youthofbritain.com/chillout/ > > Smthng, This had me laughing..... Wishing I was sober enough to ride, knowing I shouldn't have posted...... well, tommorow's another day...... I had been drinking at The Victory Lounge, in Pasadena, Md. and we came up with a Blonde version for the drink, "Red Headed Slut" Stoli Cherry Malibu Peach Schnapps Splash of pinapple Juice Steven C. Di Pietro A Private Process Server covering Anne Arundel County, Md. and the Greater Baltimore region. ................................. AMA ABATE Suzuki Owners Club - USA #100001 1983 Suzuki GS650GL   __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:41:24 -0500 From: Michael Jordan To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Interesting article on The Dragon > Pretty decent, but two weeks ago I rode the Pacific Coast Highway from San > Francisco up to Menocino, and you know what? There are major sections of that > road that put the Dragon to shame, and with breathtaking (and concentration > disrupting) scenery to boot. Incredible. I did that road in a rental cage once (driving SF to Seattle) - gorgeous road. Completely different from 129, though - more like the BRP. I plan to do a SCMA 4 Corners ride in a couple of years (when I retire and can dedicate the time to a long ride) and plan to do the PCH from south to north. Maybe ride a few sections up and down :-) The plan involves coming home across Canada - maybe via Alaska. -- Michael J. '86 SRX-6 '93 GSX1100G '03 DL1000 AMA IBA #3901 USAF (Ret) NRA etc. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:06:01 -0800 (PST) From: Glenn Dysart Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Moto lunch To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Alright, enough from you and those awesome roads around Boone! Mountain City is a nice little town. I'm just jealous I'm not down there riding them! Glenn --- Lisa Goddard wrote: > > Here's my lunch ride: since moving to the new > surroundings would have to be > to hop on the bike and head up 421N., catch some > cheap gas after crossing in > to TN, ride through Mountain City, watch for speed > traps! Once you break > free of the booming metropolis of Mountain City, 421 > opens up a bit and you > will head for the wonderful roads of Shady Valley, > AKA, The Playground. I > have yet to spy a pedestrian on the road at all. > The local commuter traffic > is usually more than accepting of passes, no egos > here. Trucks are warned > with signs to consider alternate route due to the > extreme hills and curves > (489 curves says the web site: > http://www.shadyvalleycountrystore.com/country_store_001.htm). > Stop at the > Shady Valley country store, have a seat under the > covered awnings kindly > provided for motorcyclists, complete with fans > running during hot weather. > From there I like to continue on to what we call the > second half of Shady > Valley, complete with fresh pavement. This section > is less twisty, but has > fantastic sweepers. You will also cross the AT on > this section, but I have > yet to see any hikers. > > At some point, head towards Damascus, VA. The > friendliest hiker/biker town > on the East Coast. There's a nice little Italian > restaurant on the main > drag. Enjoy the scenery as everyone is either > hiking, riding a bicycle, or > a motorcycle. > http://www.adventuredamascus.com/Damascus.htm > > From there I will usually take a shorter route home > via 91, which cuts > through the Cherokee (sp?) National Forest. It's > also a fun route, but > there is more truck and tourist traffic. > > In reality, my lunch break usually involves taking a > cage to the bank and > running other cage-related errands in town but > hopefully this will improve > once I complete school in April 06..... > > Lisa Goddard > all sorts of Honda's..... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:56:46 -0500 From: Danny Motorcycle To: lister lynch Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] wanted: welder Cc: Brian Ray , dc-cycles@XXXXXX LOL close but no cigar