Kross Kountry Posted March 1, 2009 #1 Posted March 1, 2009 Four of us are headed to eastern Tenn. in late June for a six day vacation in the great Smokey Mts. This will be our first extended motorcycle tour and the first time to the area. My wife and I will be on our 08 RSV and our friends are taking thier 08 GLwing with a piggybacker. I would like to hear some about your favorite towns, sites, motels, resturants and twisty roads. Any advise on things to avoid would be welcome as well. Thanks for your help.
tazmocycle Posted March 1, 2009 #2 Posted March 1, 2009 you may wanto to see chaternooga, several area to visit. they should have a website to visit and get imfo. you may want to tour out hwy 64 from cleveland and ride along the river over into Nc and visit tail of the dragon and cherahola parkway. if you going up around knoxville and into townsend and piegon forge area has some good roads to ride. asheville Nc has the blue ridge parkridge is a great ride north or south. there's several members aorund in the area, that probly will chime-in on it.
slick97spirit Posted March 1, 2009 #3 Posted March 1, 2009 If you get over toward asheville, you gotta check out Maggie Valley. We rode through there last year and loved it.
HeathersWheels Posted March 2, 2009 #4 Posted March 2, 2009 Hmmm let me think... ok, you're going on a six day trip. So fill er up ride three days out then have your friend on the goldwing turn on the gps to navigate you home. You'll have a blast.
raceman62race Posted March 2, 2009 #5 Posted March 2, 2009 Don't forget about the Dragon's Tail.....318 turns in 11 miles. Be careful, I hear the LEO's are cracking down on motorcycles around the tail for the least bit of speeding.
gunkylump Posted March 2, 2009 #6 Posted March 2, 2009 Four of us are headed to eastern Tenn. in late June for a six day vacation in the great Smokey Mts. This will be our first extended motorcycle tour and the first time to the area. My wife and I will be on our 08 RSV and our friends are taking thier 08 GLwing with a piggybacker. I would like to hear some about your favorite towns, sites, motels, resturants and twisty roads. Any advise on things to avoid would be welcome as well. Thanks for your help. Oak Ridge, Tenn. has an awesome museum, and is a pretty area as well. The museum is dedicated to the folks who took part in the design and development of the big bomb....Hiroshima and Nagasaki if my memory serves me right. It certainly deserves a visit, the history contained there is amazing. We have done the Smokies a couple of times, there are countless roads to travel...the Cherahola is probably one of the better ones to ride for scenery, and Pigeon Forge, heck, ya have to stay a night-day, day-night in Pigeon Forge. randy:smile5:
Who Dey Posted March 2, 2009 #7 Posted March 2, 2009 Make sure you go to the Smokey Mountain Brewery in Gatlinburg If you are a Beer drinker and get yourself a Mountain Light, best beer in the world i promise you. They have a band after 9pm at night also. There is also one in Pigeon Forge but the one in Gatlinburg is better. Bring me back a case pleeeease!!!
Kross Kountry Posted March 2, 2009 Author #8 Posted March 2, 2009 One case of Mountain Light it is. You may have come to NW Ark to pick it up and go for a ride.
Cabinetman Posted March 2, 2009 #9 Posted March 2, 2009 check out www.tailofthedragon.com they have a lot of what you are looking for. This is probably our favorite place to ride. Last fall we went to Andrews NC. some also roads around that area. Ride safe David & Lynne:Venture:
adventurer 08 Posted March 2, 2009 #10 Posted March 2, 2009 Cades Cove is a place to see , just don't go there during busy times. The roads in the park arn't in the best of shape so its hard to ride at a slow speed two up. The last time my wife and I were there we got to see four black bears. one ran across the road in front of the car that was in front of us. Also go and see the Tuckaleechee caverns in Townsend Tenn. Realy cool!!!! My wife and I went there in 06 and 07 and we had a ball. The people down there were so nice. Have fun and take a lot of pictures.
V-4 Vendetta Posted March 2, 2009 #11 Posted March 2, 2009 Four of us are headed to eastern Tenn. in late June for a six day vacation in the great Smokey Mts. This will be our first extended motorcycle tour and the first time to the area. My wife and I will be on our 08 RSV and our friends are taking thier 08 GLwing with a piggybacker. I would like to hear some about your favorite towns, sites, motels, resturants and twisty roads. Any advise on things to avoid would be welcome as well. Thanks for your help. You must visit Rock City and Ruby Falls near Chattanooga. Anytime we go there that is always on our list. Ruby Falls is a waterfall inside of a mountain. Very cool!
Venturous Randy Posted March 2, 2009 #12 Posted March 2, 2009 (edited) If you are going to be in Gatlinburg, go on over the mountain on 441 and visit Cherokee, NC, You can also get on the Blue Ridge Parkway there and go back to Asheville. It goes up to more than 6,000 feet. This is the most majestic part of the Parkway. It is a shame you are not going to be there around July 10th as that is when we are looking at the Asheville rally. To be honest with you, there is at least a month of good riding in that area. RandyA Edited March 2, 2009 by Venturous Randy
1sttenor Posted March 2, 2009 #13 Posted March 2, 2009 On your way there go thru Lynchburg, TN and tour Jack Daniels. I don't drink and it was still very interesting. You must ride the Cherohala Skyway; better than the dragon for scenery, and its on the way. (include the Fontana Dam loop from Robbinsville. Any part of the Blue Ridge Parkway, especially the stretch from Soco? gap to Balsam Gap All:photographing:
hillrider Posted March 2, 2009 #14 Posted March 2, 2009 If you're really into motorcycles, stay at Ironhorse campground Stecoah NC. But before that order a copy of Madmaps (http://www.madmaps.com) "Smoky Mountains - Regional Scenic Tours" shiney side up
Guest Ken8143 Posted March 3, 2009 #15 Posted March 3, 2009 Cherohala parkway is a must do. ; No shortabe of beautiful roads.
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