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Old 05-02-2008, 03:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Has anyone riden the Blue Ridge Pkwy all the way down to So. Va.?

Im thinking about doing that, but I have no idea how long would it take me to get to the Roanoke area.
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Old 05-02-2008, 03:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I have not did this ride but I would love to do it as well. [thumbsup]
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Old 05-02-2008, 03:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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cool DC! I know this might be crazy however Im thinking on going tomorrow early in the morning (if the weather lets me) bc I have my friend's graduation party early in the afternoon!
If not, we can organize it any other weekend, so we can have a good time like when we went to Salomon's Island.
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Old 05-02-2008, 03:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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this sat is bad... I have way to much going on but I am up for the ride [thumbsup]
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Default Re: Has anyone riden the Blue Ridge Pkwy all the way down to So. Va.?

It is a good ride, and the road is awesome. But...I would be wary of riding BRP or Skyline Drive. The 5-0 has very little tolerance for motorcycles. Great roads criss cross the BRP all the way down though.
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I'm not sure of your skill level but if you are an experieced rider you will find yourself bored quickly or tempting a ticket. Riding a ducati or any other sport bike for that matter you really want to challenge some of those turns, but with a posted speed limit of 45 you cannot do it. If on the other hand you are not that expereinced it is a gerat road to teach you smoothness, the real trick to moving quickly thorugh the twistys. Depending on where you start and end, the BRP will take you more then a day,but less than 2 to get to So. Va.. If you want alternatives that include the BRP - I know a few roads - Gene
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I've done the BRP from Mile 1 to as far south as Mt. Mitchell in N.C. But not on a bike. In my now sold Porsche 928. Quite a few times now that I think about it. Northbound and Southbound. Best days to do the BRP are Monday - Thrusday. Weekends blow.
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