well if it makes anyone feel better..im from the mountains and find the freeway a lil intimidating!
Intimidated by mountain riding?
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I love cruising through the mountains.
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Looking for feedback. I'll try to keep it brief
Had family in town recently. Mostly flat landers from FL & TX. I asked ahead of time if they'd be interested in riding while here in NC/Blue Ridge Mountains and the answer was a resounding "yes"...so I arranged to have a couple of Harley's available for us to do some riding together. After getting here and doing some driving in the area, they opted not to ride. They really didn't give any concrete reason as to the change of heart, but who could give up an opportunity to ride our local twisties and enjoy the Blue Ridge Parkway??
Are people generally intimidated by these kinds of roads or maybe it was something else and I'm just reading too much into it?
Had family in town recently. Mostly flat landers from FL & TX. I asked ahead of time if they'd be interested in riding while here in NC/Blue Ridge Mountains and the answer was a resounding "yes"...so I arranged to have a couple of Harley's available for us to do some riding together. After getting here and doing some driving in the area, they opted not to ride. They really didn't give any concrete reason as to the change of heart, but who could give up an opportunity to ride our local twisties and enjoy the Blue Ridge Parkway??
Are people generally intimidated by these kinds of roads or maybe it was something else and I'm just reading too much into it?
Texas has mountains, hills and valleys.
I do like the Blue Ridge ride though.
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My flat lander GF had tears streaming when we rode Million Dollar Hwy. I even pulled over to get her a lift to Ouray but she refused and finished the ride.
When we do mountain riding now, she's hanging out with her camera so far she needs to be reeled in! All the fear and ear pulling is gone!! I had no idea how phobic one could be about mountain roads.
When we do mountain riding now, she's hanging out with her camera so far she needs to be reeled in! All the fear and ear pulling is gone!! I had no idea how phobic one could be about mountain roads.
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Don't mind mountain riding, but blind curves give me the *******.....too many folks cross the double yellow lines, texting and then you get the a$$hole that stops either on the blind curve or just over a crest......that's why i am always the last bike of the pack....my own speed....yup love the twisties on my own terms....
The pics are from Kings Canyon/Cedar Grove in the central Sierras this last sunday. Thems some mountains!
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Looking for feedback. I'll try to keep it brief
Had family in town recently. Mostly flat landers from FL & TX. I asked ahead of time if they'd be interested in riding while here in NC/Blue Ridge Mountains and the answer was a resounding "yes"...so I arranged to have a couple of Harley's available for us to do some riding together. After getting here and doing some driving in the area, they opted not to ride. They really didn't give any concrete reason as to the change of heart, but who could give up an opportunity to ride our local twisties and enjoy the Blue Ridge Parkway??
Are people generally intimidated by these kinds of roads or maybe it was something else and I'm just reading too much into it?
Had family in town recently. Mostly flat landers from FL & TX. I asked ahead of time if they'd be interested in riding while here in NC/Blue Ridge Mountains and the answer was a resounding "yes"...so I arranged to have a couple of Harley's available for us to do some riding together. After getting here and doing some driving in the area, they opted not to ride. They really didn't give any concrete reason as to the change of heart, but who could give up an opportunity to ride our local twisties and enjoy the Blue Ridge Parkway??
Are people generally intimidated by these kinds of roads or maybe it was something else and I'm just reading too much into it?
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