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23rd February 2012
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 127 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2002
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Buell in Smokey mountains
Working in Asheville, NC this week and riding the smokey mountains in my spare time. Here is a Pic. Bike is a 03' Buell Lightning xb9. Still trying to drag the peg, not quite there.
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23rd February 2012
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Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 312 Sportster/Buell Model: 883C Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ekuhns
Working in Asheville, NC this week and riding the smokey mountains in my spare time. Here is a Pic. Bike is a 03' Buell Lightning xb9. Still trying to drag the peg, not quite there.
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cool picture, don't know in draggin is a good thing 
Who's mail box?
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2005 XLC Bobber but not chopped and not stock
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23rd February 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Western Ontario
Posts: 3,977 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 R Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell Uly (sold) Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2009 Other Motorcycle Model: 2010 Ural Patrol(sold)
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that looks like it was fun, and a great shot
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23rd February 2012
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Ride That F'N Sportster!!
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Carolina Coast
Posts: 12,072 Sportster/Buell Model: Highly modified 1200 c Sportster/Buell Year: 01 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHX H-D Street glide Other Motorcycle Year: 2013
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Well you have to go faster than the posted speed to drag a peg on a Buell...
Nice Pic...I need to get back up that way and do some riding, right now I'm stuck working night shift 72 hour weeks till end of May... Ride Safe!
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RTFS Ride That F'N Sportster!!
Sportsters are like prison shanks, small..fast..DEADLY!
When life throws a curve...lean into it and open the throttle.
The wheels beneath me, the road ahead of me..These are the reason's why I ride!!
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23rd February 2012
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 127 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2002
Reputation: 23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xllent01
Well you have to go faster than the posted speed to drag a peg on a Buell...
Nice Pic...I need to get back up that way and do some riding, right now I'm stuck working night shift 72 hour weeks till end of May... Ride Safe!
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That working stuff sucks man!! We havn't found any great roads yet most of them are dead ends. Very frustrating. I think we about to head to Lake Lure and Chimney rock, hopefully find some good twisties. I have about an inch of "chicken strip" left on my back tire I really need to get rid of!!!!
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24th February 2012
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Ride That F'N Sportster!!
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Carolina Coast
Posts: 12,072 Sportster/Buell Model: Highly modified 1200 c Sportster/Buell Year: 01 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHX H-D Street glide Other Motorcycle Year: 2013
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NICE!!
Check out the roads west of Maggie Valley headed thru the Great Smokey National Park headed past Cade's Cove over to the Foothills Parkway to the backside of Deals Gap overlook back to Fontana lake dam on the Moonshiner 28 over to route 74 and back thru Bryson City over to Cherokee and back over the mountain to Maggie Valley stopping at Country Vittles to eat on your way back to Asheville
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24th February 2012
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Senior Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bremerton,Wa.
Posts: 1,038 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200R Sportster/Buell Year: '07 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell XB12Ss Sportster/Buell Year #2: '09 Other Motorcycle Model: Hayabusa Other Motorcycle Year: '99
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The Buells have phenomonal lean angle - and it takes a good road surface to use it all.
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24th February 2012
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 127 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2002
Reputation: 23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xllent01
NICE!!
Check out the roads west of Maggie Valley headed thru the Great Smokey National Park headed past Cade's Cove over to the Foothills Parkway to the backside of Deals Gap overlook back to Fontana lake dam on the Moonshiner 28 over to route 74 and back thru Bryson City over to Cherokee and back over the mountain to Maggie Valley stopping at Country Vittles to eat on your way back to Asheville
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Great!! We were hoping to check out deals gap while we were this close. Thanks for the info, unfortunately it looks like rain tomorrow morning but hopefully by noon we will be on the road again.
Check out the pictures from the Lake Lure ride, awesome road coming into Chimney Rock. The guy in front of me is riding a BMW 1200rt dragging pegs just about every turn!!!
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24th February 2012
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Dirty Old Dog
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,383 Sportster/Buell Model: 883R bored to a 900 Sportster/Buell Year: 2002 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Cushman Other Motorcycle Model: Briggs & Stratton Chopper
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ekuhns
Working in Asheville, NC this week and riding the smokey mountains in my spare time. Here is a Pic. Bike is a 03' Buell Lightning xb9. Still trying to drag the peg, not quite there.
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You lucky dog!
Great roads to ride on a Sportster, must be even better on a Buell.
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Originally Posted by xllent01
NICE!!
Check out the roads west of Maggie Valley headed thru the Great Smokey National Park headed past Cade's Cove over to the Foothills Parkway to the backside of Deals Gap overlook back to Fontana lake dam on the Moonshiner 28 over to route 74 and back thru Bryson City over to Cherokee and back over the mountain to Maggie Valley stopping at Country Vittles to eat on your way back to Asheville
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Excellent suggestion of roads to ride in that area, I'll be sure to checkout Country Vittles the next time I get up that way also.
My favorite road to ride is the south end of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Cherokee and Asheville.
There was snow and black ice at some of the higher elevation the last time I was up there in October.
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24th February 2012
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 127 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2002
Reputation: 23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleeper
You lucky dog!
Great roads to ride on a Sportster, must be even better on a Buell.
Excellent suggestion of roads to ride in that area, I'll be sure to checkout Country Vittles the next time I get up that way also.
My favorite road to ride is the south end of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Cherokee and Asheville.
There was snow and black ice at some of the higher elevation the last time I was up there in October.
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We tried to get on the parkway off 151(neat little mountain to ride up) the other day but there was a tractor trailer stuck about a quarter of the way up. Even though at the bottom it says trucks not recommended.
Notice the right rear wheels on the truck, off the ground completely!
And this dude was just hanging out eating a hoagie
Anyway, yesterday we did make it to the top and the gate was closed!! After talking to a local that was coming off the Parkway that had a key for the gate for some reason he said, " saw the park ranger up there earlier today, i think he went home though, seems to be plenty of room to get around the gate". All with a big smile on his face. After he asked me if my bike would burn rubber we chatted for alittle then he left and we bypassed the gate and had to whole parkway to ourselves!! Awesome views up there, rode to Mount Pisgah through 3 or 4 tunnels.
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