2024 ride plans.... WRECKED‼️ 💥

[Smitty901]

2023 was a great year to ride. 3 plan rides for 2024.

Mid May two weeks Eastern TN.

End of July 1st of August ST George UT. Solo trips wife has decided not to go on this one. Road Glide gathering Shark week 14.

Mid Sept Patti's run. This year we will met at Kentucky Dam. Seems every 5 years we change the met point.

There will be more but these are already booked .

Feb and no snow on the ground and above freezing. Has happened but not often.

 

[cycle7447]

Sounds like some great plans. Where is the Kentucky Dam? Grand Rivers?

We head to Lake George near the end of May. WI for the birthday bast on June 28th

Maybe we will run across you.

 

[RoadRunner18]

Three Road Trips planned for this summer:

1. Myrtle Beach Spring Bike Week

2. Laconia Bike Week

3. NJ to Key West in August

 

[Smitty901]

Sounds like some great plans. Where is the Kentucky Dam? Grand Rivers?

We head to Lake George near the end of May. WI for the birthday bast on June 28th

Maybe we will run across you.

https://kentuckystateparks.reservea...groundDetails.do?contractCode=KY&parkId=91909

This ride is one that we have done for ten years. We meet the mission is all have a meal at Patti's 1880 settlement.

We meet up for a week come and go as you please. We ride. The last 5 years we stayed at Clarksville TN.

 

[Smitty901]

Three Road Trips planned for this summer:

1. Myrtle Beach Spring Bike Week

2. Laconia Bike Week

3. NJ to Key West in August

I want to get a ride in to Palm Coast FL also. Spend a week messing around there.

With wife not going to ST George I have been thinking of doing the 1800 mile there in one day of a 1,000 and second day of 800 miles. Getting older time will come that will be a can not do any more. If it has not already arrived.

Years ago I did Milwaukee WI to Miami FL 1,500 miles straight through and have done many 900 to 1,000 days in the past.

Now with wife along she will only put up with 500-700.

 

[cycle7447]

I want to get a ride in to Palm Coast FL also. Spend a week messing around there.

With wife not going to ST George I have been thinking of doing the 1800 mile there in one day of a 1,000 and second day of 800 miles. Getting older time will come that will be a can not do any more. If it has not already arrived.

Years ago I did Milwaukee WI to Miami FL 1,500 miles straight through and have done many 900 to 1,000 days in the past.

Now with wife along she will only put up with 500-700.

Years ago, we use to take those long rides. Up early, on the road ad nearly missed everything.

I finally realized I did that because my time was limited and a I had to get back. Now that I am retired, my days ride is usually 400- miles or so. The trip to Lake George is 575 miles - yep, stopping along the way overnight.

 

[Smitty901]

Years ago, we use to take those long rides. Up early, on the road ad nearly missed everything.

I finally realized I did that because my time was limited and a I had to get back. Now that I am retired, my days ride is usually 400- miles or so. The trip to Lake George is 575 miles - yep, stopping along the way overnight.

Years ago we stopped doing long loops for a ride. Chasing motels just was no fun anymore. Once we get to the area we want to ride. Check in download stuff we don't need move in for a week or two . Get up each day and ride. If we get up and decide not to ride we do something else.

53 years of legal on the road riding does change you. But there are times I just want to ride all day and half the night. It is not as easy as it once was.

8 years into being retired. Made up my mind the second time I retired I would not go for a third.

Our yearly ride to TN is one we look forward to. Never any plan to it other than get there and back. I will never get tired of riding to Gatlinburg TN area.

 

[Smitty901]

Going into winter made up mind to get some work done on the bikes this winter.

Took sidecar off The RGL and locked it up.

Pull front wheel for new tire That is done and back on.

Checked over front end all good.

Pulled rear wheel yesterday , new tire time. All the brake pads had life left in them . Decided to just replace them all while I have the time.

Run into town this week and get new pads.

Sidecar tire looks like new should last a while.

Update radio system software and dealer location software. Updated wireless head set software.

Looks like spring is coming early this year.

Time is closing in on many of us. Ride while we still can. Two long term friends I have rode with for years turned over the bike keys last year.

 

[pwalter824]

Years ago we stopped doing long loops for a ride. Chasing motels just was no fun anymore. Once we get to the area we want to ride. Check in download stuff we don't need move in for a week or two . Get up each day and ride. If we get up and decide not to ride we do something else.

53 years of legal on the road riding does change you. But there are times I just want to ride all day and half the night. It is not as easy as it once was.

8 years into being retired. Made up my mind the second time I retired I would not go for a third.

Our yearly ride to TN is one we look forward to. Never any plan to it other than get there and back. I will never get tired of riding to Gatlinburg TN area.

I have lived in East Tennessee for 3 years now in the middle of the

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area​

Always great riding here, twisty, hilly, great roads everywhere. and when the leaves start turning colors, it's Amazing.

 

[Jack Klarich]

I like riding the hills, Blue Ridge Parkway is a cool ride

 

[Smitty901]

Ride coming up To KY Dam meet up with about 20 others for a ride we do every year in September.
Meet check in and ride everyday. This will be the first year we stay at KY Dam.

We show up either on two wheels or with sidecar rig. This year the Trike.

This is the last of the planned rides for this year. We are looking at a couple more.
2 for 2025 already booked.

 

[Oldster]

We drove the entire BRP last year. Everyone should do that!!! It's one of 3 or 4 great roads in the U.S. The PCH the BRP and the Skyway in N.C., but really there are beautiful rides in every state!!!!!!!

 

[Smitty901]

Leaving for KY Dam a day early. Rolling out tomorrow. Will be stopping in at Hannigan while we ride that area.

 

[RoadRunner18]

This fall I will be attending Myrtle Beach Fall Bike Week and visiting New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia

 

[TwistedKarma]

Pondering, east coast sturgis little orleans,
Looking at the area around it, skyline, potomac river. Looks yummy
Someone should bug about a trike meetup...

 

[Smitty901]

This morning around 0900. Left wife behind and went for Gas. Left 641 about 3 miles out of the park at 45Mph.

White truck stop before making a left turn. As I approach him he floors it and turns left. T bone. I went over the truck few 10-15 feet. dropped sight down on the helmet. Truck was still in the ditch. spinning his tires.

Someone else was calling 911. I tired to call back to to group no go. So I called Scott at home and he called them.

Forum team work at it's best.

They brought Susan up and helped her. The ambulance hauled me to hospital. CT scans and exam showed lot of soft tissue bruising and a slightly broken right thumb.

Out of ER. Staying here till Sunday Wendy helped Susan locate a rental car.

The bike is Total seem his truck is also.

Nowhere are there better people than this forum.

 

[Marc H]

Glad your not any worse.Sorry about the wreck.Absolutely sucks.Awesome you got the assistance you needed.

 

[Smitty901]

Sad thing is the driver that caused it under KY no Fault gets to walk away paying nothing.
My insurance will go through the roof.

 

[Smitty901]

Picked the Trike up from KY. Friend helped a lot. We loaded carefully using blocks jacks and come along .

Letting tow company drag it on did not seem like a good idea. Adjuster looked at it yesterday at my house. Pretty much what I knew. Frame bent and twisted in a few placesu. Little of anything except the Trike part is undamaged.

Not able to really get under it enough right now but Still appears what makes it a Trike has been spared. Not happy about it but this is going to take awhile to get settled.

 

[pwhoever]

There seems to be a curse hanging over us Wisconsin riders down in Kentucky lately...

 

[cycle7447]

Smitty - so sorry this happened to you. Glad you did not get hurt more.

I did not know that KY was a no-fault state; Michigan is - and I truly hate that. Here in Michigan, if it were a car and the other driver was at fault, they would have to pay my deductible - and my insurance does not go up.

However, on a motorcycle, it is not covered so, I would be out of pocket from my deductible.

Wishing you the best.

 

[TwistedKarma]

Ugggh. Sorry to see that.

 

[cycle7447]

If the trike part is undamaged - do you think your insurance company will replace the bike and also pay for someone to switch the trike?

 

[ROAD DOG]

That sucks big time, It seems your pretty lucky health wise ? If the insurance totals it, which it is, they will take the trike, sometimes they will let you buy it back ? You as the owner have to gather info on the value of the trike. My buddy I posted a month ago we were on a ride in Vermont he went off road on his Indian Chieftan 2-wheeler broke his leg, he got a rod from the knee down to his ankle, nuts , bolts plates, screws. the bike was a total loss, we left the bike aside the road drove home 3 hours got the truck & trailer picked it up for him, he stayed in Vermont for 5 days.

The insurance company offered him $ 17500. would not pay him a dime for his $8000. worth of accessories, he had no accessories insurance. He told them seeing they would not pay for the accessories he was going to remove them, which was the Tour pack, the 116 big bore kit, which would have meant removing the motor, a bunch of chrome stuff, after about 2 weeks they settled.

I did some research for him on the value he ended up getting $23475. I got $2500. for towing & storage. My point is finding as many trikes as possible around the year of yours with about the same mileage as yours find ten of them that are for sale or have sold add the ten together divide buy the number you have found, that's the average value you want to find the highest prices because they will find the lowest. go to cycle trader, eBay sold units, anywhere you can find them for sale, GOOD LUCK! In our area I have never seen so many motorcycle accidents & motorcycle deaths as this year, its crazy, I think its cell phones & Weed.

 

[Smitty901]

As of today I am ok. banged up but nothing serious. I have already purchased another 2020 RGL.
For either the sidecar or as a donor bike.

This will not be settled any time soon from what I see.
Bike is home, adjuster came to my house. Step by step it will get sorted out.

Looking for suggestions on hauling the Trike part of bike back to Hannigan.
Chance I may buy it back. No damage found on Trike part yet.

 

[Oldster]

I have dealt with insurance companies a few times over the years, it has been my experience that they always lowball you to start out. I suppose a lot of people just take what they say. I usually hang up on them to start. I have always gotten what I thought was fair after a few weeks, just don't let them think that you're in a hurry to settle! GOOD LUCK

 

[cycle7447]

Have you talked to Hannigan. Will they install the kit on the bike you just got?

 

[Smitty901]

Have you talked to Hannigan. Will they install the kit on the bike you just got?

Yes when the time comes. Just a lot to sort out before that comes..
I could do it. Already have the modified parts. Not some thing I want to do.