Photo Tour of Dual Sport Events & MC Rallies

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The 37th BMW MOA International Rally
July 16 - 19, 2009
Johnson City, Tennessee

Gray Fossil Museum
(very cool)
just a few miles from the 2009 MOA National Rally
dates from 7 to 4.5 million years BCE
discovered by geologists in May 2000
world's largest Tapir fossil find

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Also special camping sites for those who run the rally is another problem
- they need to camp with everyone else.

Being a Beer Garden Chair,

I got special waterfront property

after all,

keeping an keen eye on your bartenders can be very strenuous work

[sbartz1]

Great pics.That ride is one of my favorites did not make it this year but it looks like it was perfect.It looks like maybe some of the bmw might be a little out of there element I ride a 440 ktm exc and it is a bit big in some of the tight sections.

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Great pics.That ride is one of my favorites did not make it this year but it looks like it was perfect.It looks like maybe some of the bmw might be a little out of there element I ride a 440 ktm exc and it is a bit big in some of the tight sections.

Leaf River is tough on a bigger bike,
but the dual sport adventure ride
at the MOA National was just perfect for the bigger BWM.

With names of roads like
Max Patch Road to Harmon DenRoad,
Otter Creek Road ending on Wayah Bald,
Routes like The Three Mountain Ride -
I knew I would have to take all the published Rally routes.

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supersonic RF-4C "Phantom" crashed into Holston Mountain on Friday October 1st, 1976


This is the monument along Panhandle Road (at N36??26.793 W82??07.026) where two German Air Force officers were killed instantly

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lot of history in dem dar hills

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I was in Del Rio, Tennessee having lunch and these two guys who were exploring with a two wheel drive pick-um up truck told me they tried Rocky top Mountain and could not make it and turned around.

I know if I ever listened to the song "Rocky Top Tennessee" I would regret not trying the 4WD road.

The trail was as good as the song!

And . . .

if you mess-up, someone may build ya a roadside memorial

[franze]

Great stuff!!!!!!!! I want a plated dirt bike under 300 pounds !!!!!!!!!

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Great stuff!!!!!!!! I want a plated dirt bike under 300 pounds !!!!!!!!!

KLX250s is nice in the rough terrain

Airhead GS is perfect for a long freeway haul,
then hitting some mild off-road challenges like
"Rocky Top Rd to Pig Trot Rd"

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North Carolina and Tennessee dual sport & paved road are "good as it gets".

Up and down dirt roads, with a lot of twisties.
likewise the paved roads were just as much fun
with switchbacks and sweepers
HWY1001 (paved NC 1001) is described as the "road of 1,001 twisties".

After riding these roads for five days
it was a joy to have six hours of Interstate Highway riding
to get to the AMA Vintage Days in Ohio.

Pictured below: Appalachian Holiday Inn

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Her T-shirt says it all

Sidecars are always my favorite

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Check out the engineering on the swing arm extension

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The original motorized bar stool racer

Small block Chevy V-8 or
Big block Chevy V-8
Forward Speed at 5,000 RPM 25 mph
Reverse 5 mph
Hydrostat speed for forward and reverse

Small block Complete
Turn key
Any standard color
$13,500.00 MSRP

Revs like an outlaw sprint car!