WV/MD/VA/PA area meet! *Harpers Ferry, WV -Sun, Aug 24th*

[ALLTRBO]

Updated (8/21/08, 4:30pm):

Come join us for good times, good food, and good rides in scenic Harpers Ferry, WV on Sunday, August 24th for a 750turbo.com USA end-of-summer meet! Don't forget to bring your cameras, the scenery is amazing!
I'll keep this post (as well as the thread) updated with the latest!


Here's the plan. We'll meet at 11:00 am at the Harpers Ferry 7-Eleven, located at:
1655 W Washington St
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
Once everyone arrives and we all meet etc, we'll talk about how the ride will go, then we'll head out. The ride will be 63 miles around, and will take about 2 hours give or take.

Here's the route. This ride will be quick-paced, as in: This isn't a race so please don't act like it is, but we aren't going to ride at a typical molasses cruiser pace either. Piney Power (Trent) will lead and I will ride sweep.
This route is nicely varied. There are some awesome twists, bends, and elevation changes at the beginning and ending stretches, and some BEAUTIFUL scenery throughout the ride. We'll hit a short section of 4-lane highway, we'll see a bit of small-town life, and there will be some clear farmland straights to cruise through as well. I think everyone will enjoy it thoroughly!




Eat a late breakfast, or gobble some snacks at 7-Eleven before the ride, because we'll have a late lunch. When we get back into Harpers Ferry, we'll chow down and talk about the awesome time we just had at The Anvil Restaurant, a friendly place with a yummy looking menu and fair prices. The menu is located online at their website, so feel free to browse. We have reservations too, so no worries about getting seated!
http://www.anvilrestaurant.com/

After lunch is over, we can hang around the bikes and chat or whatever, and people can head out as they want. That should conclude one of the best days you'll have until the next time we do this! See you all there!

P.S. Please RSVP to me as soon as possible if you plan on coming! I want to know how many of us to expect!

Definitely will attend list (replied as of this week):
ALLTRBO (Steven)
ALLTRBO's coworker (Erich, on an FJR1300)
Piney Power (Trent)
Boost_Fan
Swiftandswank (Mike)
bikerider (Bob)


(original post)
I know there are a few of you around here, anyone want to meet up sometime soon? I've never seen a stock, running Turbo up close and I'd like to.

If one would go for it, I'd like to ride a Turbo as well, of course letting that person ride my '95 GPZ1100 (the only bike I have running for now). It'd help give me specific direction on which way I want to go with my Turbo during the buildup.

Let me know!

[badboyinaz]

Too bad your on the wrong corner of the country...lol....I'd let you try mine out.......

[ALLTRBO]

Ah dang, that sucks, heh. I lived there in '99, too (well, Glendale actually but same difference).
Thanks for the offer though.

[bikerider]

Mine should be fixed and reg'd by August. I'd be up for a little ride south . . . where to meet up though? You're only 180 miles from me but I don't really want to ride to Baltimore/Washington if I can avoid it :-)
How about Harpers Ferry, Thurmont . . . suggestions?

[ALLTRBO]

Awesome, Harpers Ferry sounds good, I've been wanting to ride up there for the last year and haven't had a good excuse to. I've heard it's a very nice ride.

August sounds good to me.
Anyone else want to come along if that happens?

[Piney Power]

I'm in if it's not a conflicting wknd.

[HYspd]

how about Wheeling VA??...

[Swiftandswank]

I might be in depending on the weekend

[Piney Power]

Harper's Ferry sounds do-able. It's about 3 hrs from me.
Barry's from Hagerstown. I could probably talk him into mapping up a ride route for us. Start looking at your Aug/Sept weekends & see what you've got. I'll do the same.

[ALLTRBO]

Wheeling seems like it may be a bit far for most, though it does sound like a cool place.

Harpers Ferry, WV sounds like a good spot so far. What weekends are you all available? If there are only 4 or 5 (or so) of us we can probably compromise to get us all there at once. I'm busy when it comes down to getting things done, but I don't plan too many things that far ahead, so any weekend in Aug/Sep will work for me. We can make a rain date, too.

Would Saturday or Sunday, August 9th or 10th be good for all of you? That's a month out still. If not, later can work too. Everyone post up in this thread and let us know when you're available!

P.S. If you know anyone with a Turbo and within riding distance who hasn't seen this, let them know!

[Swiftandswank]

Well I just checked my schedule and now I am rather depressed. I didnt realize that I had so much to do.
My only free weekends are Aug 22-23 and Sept 18-19. My life is pathetic.

[Piney Power]

I'm free that wknd in Aug.
Ha. Just realized there's a Harpers Ferry in MD and WV! :idea:

[highwayhill]

Sounds like fun I will make it .

[ALLTRBO]

Swift... No way to reschedule? The only reservation I have about planning real far out (for a small get-together) is that people seem to forget or lose interest before long, or plans change. If everyone else could make it that August weekend (23rd or 24th?) I'd be willing to do it then.
Everyone?

Oh wow, I didn't know Harpers Ferry was in WV and MD, that's interesting. I did know it was on the border, however. Fortunately it's the same place, I just checked.

I'll make this officially a go then, and I'll try to plan some kind of activity (and ride) up there, too. Now to set a firm date...

-Steven
(P.S. Since it's officially a go that means I'm going to be there whether or not anybody else is. )

[Swiftandswank]

ALLTURBO, unfortunatelly not. I have to be in a wedding for the 9th down in florida. Which does not thrill me. But, no worries. I am sure there will be many pictures and I can live it through someones pictoral memories.