{"id":863,"date":"2023-11-28T01:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T01:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/attacktheroad.com\/atrblog\/?p=863"},"modified":"2023-11-28T01:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T01:17:24","slug":"elementor-863","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/attacktheroad.com\/atrblog\/elementor-863\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ride Report \u2013 Wheaton\u2019s Fall RTE \u2013 October 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Disclaimer – I wrote this during and after the ride, but life being what it has been, I realized that I never posted it – so this one falls in the \u201cbetter (I hope) late than never\u201d bucket\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>

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A Ride Report – Wheaton\u2019s Fall RTE – October 2023<\/span><\/p>

Preamble Ramblings\u2026<\/span><\/p>

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The arrival of October brings change; the air is crisper, the trees transform with vibrant shades of reds,yellows and orange.\u00a0 For some, it signals the end of another riding season.\u00a0 Back in January, with the bike apart for the routine checks and preventatives, I took a picture of the odometer and thought – rolling 100,000 miles this year would be cool. I was able to join in on the 1911\/Duane memorial ride in April – a run to South Carolina followed up a few weeks later with the Southeast Ohio Ramble – those two events accumulated significant mileage in a relatively short time frame.\u00a0 That 100k milestone seemed within reach.\u00a0 Then life does what it does – horse shows proceeded to consume much of our recreational time budget this year.\u00a0 The spring and summer evaporated and we were staring at September.\u00a0 That 100k milestone seemed unreachable.<\/span><\/p>

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A single post on the forum sparked an idea.\u00a0 Wheaton and his Misses would host a \u201cRide-to-Eat\u201d event in Traveler\u2019s Rest, South Carolina.\u00a0 A few quality minutes with google maps was enough for a rough plan to seek kitchen pass approvals – which were granted.\u00a0 The FJR sat on half used tires and a fairly fresh oil change – it was willing and more than able.\u00a0 Yes, Winter is coming, but it is not here yet\u2026<\/span><\/p>

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The plan was originally drafted as a 5 day sortie.\u00a0 Departing Michigan Thursday for day of slab, landing in Athens, Tennessee.\u00a0 That would set up the next day\u2019s ride as one spent in \u201cthe good stuff\u201d – Cherohala Skyway, NC28, maybe the Dragon, the BRP, NC215 and SC176 on down into South Carolina.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Mother Nature decided to toss in a weather curveball.\u00a0 Departure was delayed until Friday.\u00a0 An early AM departure would allow for consuming most of those enjoyable roads.\u00a0 If I could clear Knoxville before 2pm, some time in the twisty stuff would be possible.<\/span><\/p>

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Friday, October 20th – 4:45AM.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

The garage door opened to the wet concrete of our driveway; the pitter-padder of rain drops falling were muted by my ear plugs and the fast idle of the FJR coming up to temperature.\u00a0 At this point, mother nature can suck it, we\u2019re riding today.\u00a0 This time of year – just before Daylight Savings ends – means that sunrise arrives later and sunset happens earlier.\u00a0 These are things that all conspire against us when we have big mileage days planned on two wheels.\u00a0 I was through Detroit and Toledo and nearly to Dayton, Ohio before daylight.\u00a0 There were stretches of rain during the morning that made that half of the day not horrible.\u00a0 I had a weather radar app running on my phone to keep tabs on the rain cells.\u00a0 Slowing the pace slightly at one point to let one cell slide across in front of me worked well, and putting off a gas \/ rest stop another time paid off as well.\u00a0 Temps hovered in the lower 50\u2019s all morning, so the heated liner stayed lit until I was south of Knoxville.<\/span><\/p>

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I had 2 route files built and loaded into my Garmin GPS.\u00a0 One labeled \u201cslab door to door\u201d – you could nickname that one, \u201cnot fun\u201d.\u00a0 The other was labeled, \u201cthejwilly\u201d.\u00a0 In order to swap to the jwilly route, I\u2019d need to hit Knoxville before 2pm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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I made it to Knoxville around 1:15p Friday afternoon.\u00a0 I swapped to the alternate map file and followed I-75 south towards Sweetwater, TN.\u00a0 Within a few miles of making that turn I found myself boots down in traffic – not ideal to say the least.\u00a0 I finally exited I-75 at Sweetwater, Tennessee, filled the FJR up and put some fuel in my tank as well.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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TN68 is the connector to Tellico Plains and the Cherohala Skyway.\u00a0 For those of you who know, the Skyway is a spectacular motorcycle road – it\u00a0 climbs to 5,300\u2019 elevation on the North Carolina side after leaving the Tellico River as you head east towards Robbinsville.\u00a0 For the majority of it\u2019s length, it\u2019s one sweeper connected to another – you can let the FJR sing the song of its people on this road.\u00a0 So that\u2019s what we did. There was some moist sections as there were still some pop up showers moving through the area.\u00a0 I stopped at the Red Barn Hollow Store on NC28 for a quick break and victory pie.\u00a0 The pie was for Festus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I hustled down NC28 onto US74 and followed that to the BRP on ramp.\u00a0 I did make the stop at Richland Balsam. IYKYK.\u00a0 By the time I was rolling again, the sun was about to drop out of the clouds and fall below the horizon.\u00a0 I hit the next pull out – it was packed with onlookers – and found a spot to park.\u00a0 The next 90 seconds was nothing short of spectacular.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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S<\/span>aturday, October 21st.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>

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Wheaton\u2019s Group Ride was KSU at 9am with NO PLANNED REST STOPS.\u00a0 He failed to mention that he\u2019d be peddling his special dark roast caffeine water like a Starbucks Barrista\u2026\u00a0 We ended up with a group of 8 – Zoom and Iris, FJRPittsburgh, rbentnail, DanH600, Tommy848, myself and Sir Wheaton.\u00a0 The sky was clear blue and not to chilly temperature made it the perfect conditions for a nice stroll up SC178 \/ NC215 to the Blue Ridge Parkway.\u00a0 Traffic was light and easily dispatched.<\/span><\/p>

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The view from Richland Balsam was spectacular, but the 30+ mph winds made it a challenge to enjoy.\u00a0 We left our gear on to deal with how cold it was – and if you\u2019re wondering, there are no bathrooms there either.\u00a0 We headed back down the BRP with a sense of urgency – because there would be fried chicken and pie waiting for us!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mrs Wheaton deserves a medal for this one – she went above and beyond to acquire said Fried Chicken.\u00a0 I was so distracted by the sight and smell of it, I forgot to take any pictures.\u00a0 We devoured the buffet like a swarm of lotus and enjoyed good conversation.\u00a0 Marilee joined us as well and it was great to see her.<\/span><\/p>

We even fit in a quick mini tech day – FJRPittsburgh shared that his current \u201813 was difficult to shift.\u00a0 We cleaned up the clutch pivot point and bleed the clutch (Shout out and thank you to Tommy848 for running to get some tubing and fluid for us).\u00a0 A quick test run around the block resulted in a \u201cIt\u2019s like a new bike\u201d from FJRPittsburgh.<\/span><\/p>

Another round of applause for Mrs. Wheaton – hopefully she\u2019ll allow the hooligans and riff-raff to gather again soon at the double wide!!<\/span><\/p>

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Sunday, October 22nd.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

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This would be a special day for me.\u00a0 The garage door opened to clear blue skies and moderate temperatures again.\u00a0 It would be a morning spent chasing Wheaton down the road with good conversation mixed in.\u00a0 We would work our way north towards Roan Mountain and eventually to Shady Valley.\u00a0 When we departed the doublewide, the odometer was sitting at 99,940 miles.\u00a0 I realize there are plenty of 100K plus FJR\u2019s out there, and many more riders who have breached this threshold multiple times.\u00a0 For me, it was a milestone I thought out of reach.\u00a0 Between living where there is a \u201criding season\u201d and the bike being parked 4-5 months during the winter and then how busy family commitments make the spring & summer months – The FJR hasn\u2019t gotten the love it deserves.\u00a0 But there we were, under sunny skies and near perfect riding conditions charging up NC80 just south of the Blue Ridge Parkway.\u00a0 That stretch of road is one of tight curves winding their way up the mountain towards the BRP. \u00a0 It\u2019s an epic ballet of throttle and braking – the kind of run this FJR thrives in.\u00a0 Looking back through the gopro footage, the odometer flipped to 100,000 while cranked over exiting a right hander spinning somewhere north of 5,000 rpm.\u00a0 It just does not get any better than that.\u00a0 Or does it?\u00a0 Our climb up Roan Mountain was just as enjoyable – listening to the orchestra of two FJR\u2019s on boil climbing through the sweepers of NC261.\u00a0 It was an epic few hours of riding in my book.<\/span><\/p>

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Once we hit Shady Valley, Wheaton hit the \u201cgo home\u201d button and I pressed north.\u00a0 VA16 is still an awesome section of pavement, in case anyone was wondering \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 Once I hit Bluefield, VA it was time to light the afterburners and make tracks north.\u00a0 A wise man I know once said,\u201dRide hard, eat steak and drink whiskey\u201d.\u00a0 I grabbed a room in Marietta, Ohio, ordered a meal to-go from Applebee\u2019s and fueled the bike for tomorrow.\u00a0 This was a good day.<\/span><\/p>

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Monday, October 23th<\/strong><\/p>

Departure was delayed somewhat on Monday morning – there was fog in the air and ice on the seat with temps just above freezing.\u00a0 It was time to get home.\u00a0 I followed OH-250 through Amish country before making the last sprint on the slab from Toledo to Detroit.\u00a0 I rolled into the garage around 2pm.\u00a0 This will be a little out of character for me, but the bike got a bath right after I got home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Just under 1,800 miles traveled in 4 days.\u00a0 I could not ask for more from this bike – it\u2019s been a willing dance partner thus far and I\u2019m sure it has many more miles in it.\u00a0 I look forward to everyone one of them being an adventure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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