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Come join us as we
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MURPHY,
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For 2015, the twelfth annual Road King Rendezvous will be held in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina for another awesome week of friendship and gorgeous mountain riding! Ride the asphalt ribbon of the "Tail of the Dragon" and scenic Cherohala Skyway. Snake your way up the beautiful Tellico River to Bald River Falls. Pay a visit to the Whitewater Mecca of the Nantahala Gorge. Rumble the scenic mountain towns of Franklin, Highlands, and Cashiers, and see the breathtaking views and stone tunnels of the Blue Ridge Parkway. For those that need a break from riding, you can spend a day in nearby Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Dollywood, stroll the two mile nature trail of the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in nearby Santeetlah, visit the "Wheels Through Time" Museum in Maggie Valley, or take a tour of the Biltmore Estate near Asheville. |
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Reservation information is listed below, and we hope to see all of you there for as long as you can stay. This will be a full week, with check in at Best Western Murphy on Monday the 8th, and check out on Saturday the 13th of June. Come sooner or stay longer if you like and we'll do some impromptu Dragon Slaying!! :-) |
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Official Check-in Monday, June 8 / Check-out Saturday, June 13, 2015 |
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1522 Andrews Road Murphy, North Carolina, 28906 Phone: 828/837-3060 Fax: 828/837-9326 Check In 3PM Check Out 11AM Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time Rooms Blocked under then name: |
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Features & Amenities |
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Breakfast Made Easy •Free Breakfast •Complimentary continental breakfast • selection of cereals • fruit • Belgian Waffles • juice • milk • tea |
North Carolina's latest road condition report. |
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Due to the slower pace of the scenic routes in this area,
and lack of open highways, we have purposely kept the overall daily distance
close to 200 miles. These will be long, full days in the saddle, on
beautiful mountain roads with speeds averaging only around 45mph, but at
these speeds many of these roads can be quite challenging!. We will try to be at our lunch stops between 1:00 and 1:30 p.m. each day. Keeping our group off of the normal 12 to1:00 lunch hour will help the restaurants handle our numbers better. We expect to be back at home base by 6 p.m. each evening. Rain Notice!! Expect rain!! Its what makes the "Smoke" in the Smoky Mountains. Good wet weather gear is highly recommended. Although we will not leave in the rain, getting caught by it, or negotiating wet roads is commonplace here. If our rides are delayed by rain, we have some short, after lunch loops planned. |
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Road Conditions / Skills Required |
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For most of our rides each day, we will be traveling on two lane curvy mountain roads, with lots of elevation changes. Some grades are 7% to 9% grades, with tight curves at the top or bottom, and we will be running at or slightly above posted "suggested" speed limits. Blind curves may be littered with sand or loose gravel, and as this is a major tourist area, inattentive, sightseeing traffic is a constant hazard!. All riders should possess appropriate skills for riding these type of roads. Riders should space themselves out to allow plenty of apexing and gravel dodging room for the rider ahead. Single file riding will be the order of the day for all riding, except the few open highways. These routes are not difficult at our intended speeds, but good bike control and confidence in the curves will help ensure that everyone has a great day and a fantastic trip. | ||
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WELCOME PACKET |
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Welcome Packet available
NOW! |
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All participants should print out and bring your welcome packet with you- Copies will not be provided |
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Opening and Closing Dinners |
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Opening Dinner will be at
6:30 p.m. Monday, June 8, at The Chop House in Murphy - 2.1 Miles south of
Best Western on Business Route 19 (same road the hotel is on) Cost
approximately $25 per person. Payable at the restaurant. Closing Dinner will be at 6:30
p.m. Friday, June 12, at Brothers Restaurant in the shopping center
one block down from our hotel. Buffet or menu ordering. Buffet is
approximately $12 per person. Payable at the restaurant.
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Scheduled Group Rides | ||
Please print out the
Welcome Packet
with maps,
directions and information from the pages below and bring them with you to the
event. Copies will NOT be provided. ALL RIDES LEAVE THE HOTEL PARKING LOT AT 9:00 a.m.
Cherohala Skyway / Moonshiner's Loop -
219mi Click Here to request a Garmin GPX File for above Scheduled Tours (RKRR_2015_05-23-2015.gpx) via email |
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Suggested Self Guided Tours |
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Click the links for Screen Capture Maps |
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Forum Name | Bikes | Location | Forum Name | Bikes | Location | |||||||
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Glo Worm & Crabman (Kim & Jon) | 2 | Tellico Plains, TN | GPS |
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SteveFLHTCI aka "Lizard" & Kat | 1 | Spring Hill, TN | GPS | |||
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02Ultrarider (Pete) | 1 | Mt Pleasant, TN | GPS |
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Mtnrick (Rick) & Mary Ann | 1 | Park City, UT | ||||
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80Day (Lane) | 1 | Lexington, KY |
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Moccasin Mike & Dixie Pixie (Debby) | 2 | Wetumpka, AL | GPS | ||||
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"Alfie"Neuman26 (George | 1 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | GPS | Paul Ferrell | 1 | Lexington, KY | |||||
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Ben_50171 & wife Sue | 2 | Shallotte, NC | GPS |
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RDavison1 (Randall) | 1 | Wharton, NJ | ||||
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BigD19521 (Dave) & Monika | 1 | New Brunswick, NJ | Richard Davison | 1 | New Brighton, PA | ||||||
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Bilke (David) | 1 | Joplin, MO | GPS | ride2cusa (Fred) | 1 | North Carolina | GPS | ||||
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BLovell (Brad) | 1 | Lexington, KY |
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RK03 (Wayne) & Kay | 1 | Kissimmee, FL | |||||
Bubbles (Sandy Emery) | 1 | Kelley, IA |
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RKDan | 1 | Nottingham, MD | GPS | |||||
Cack59 (David) & Karen | 1 | Cooter, MO |
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RKing591 (Rick) & Mary | 1 | Falling Waters, WV | ||||||
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Cammy (Ron) & Bobbie | 1 | Knoxville, TN | GPS |
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rkscooter (Ed) & Flossy | 2 | Columbia, MO | ||||
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Campo57(Mike) & Kathy | 1 | Fortson, GA | GPS |
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RLinstrom (Russ) | 1 | Beverly Hills, FL | ||||
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Chrome Diva (Laurie) & sister Beth | 2 | Madrid, IA / Webster City IA |
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Roadking99 ( Serge ) | 1 | Iroquois Falls ON | |||||
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Chuck Curtin & Silver Fox (Marci) | 2 | West Seneca, NY | GPS |
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Ronnie & Paula Rose | 1 | Decatur, TN | ||||
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Chuck Lovell | 1 | Lexington, KY |
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Schlemm (Roy) & Kathy | 1 | Forest Lake, MN | GPS | ||||
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Con4Kt (Connie) | 1 | Conrad, IA |
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Stick (Mike) | 1 | Algona, IA | |||||
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Corky (Carla Quirk) | 1 | Nevada, IA |
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SomervilleB (Bobby) & Charlotte | 1 | Cantonment, FL | |||||
Coyote03RKC (Sandy) & Terry | 2 | North Georgia |
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Texas Ace & Angel Cart | 1 | Clearlake Shores, TX | ||||||
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Cradlrobr (John) & Deb & Guest | 2 | Darlington, WI | GPS |
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Tomchev (Tommy) & Glorious | 2 | Forest City, NC | GPS | |||
D&D Thomas (Dennis & Dawn) | 1 | Cantonment, FL |
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The Toyman (Wayne) | 1 | Cochrane, ONT | ||||||
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Dangerous Dan & Jeanne | 1 | Sarasota, FL |
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UltraComfy (Mark) & Lisa | 1 | Knoxville, TN | GPS | ||||
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Deadend Bill & Linda "Queenie" | 1 | Las Vegas, NV | GPS |
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Ultra Fancy (Ronnie) | 1 | Lawrenceburg, KY | ||||
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Emu (Ed), & sister Joanne | 1 | Toronto, CAN |
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Webby (Gary) | 1 | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | GPS | ||||
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Fred Latour | 1 | Barrie, ON | Wild Lyle | 1 | Cleveland, MS | GPS | |||||
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GOV5 (Warren) | 1 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | |||||||||
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GrandJack | 1 | Cleveland, MS | |||||||||
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Hammer & Lissa | 1 | Wantage, NJ | GPS | ||||||||
Jack Huber | 1 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | ||||||||||
Jeffrey Todd | 1 | Lexington, KY | ||||||||||
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John Gulyas | 1 | Barrie, ON | GPS | ||||||||
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Kawasaki Kid (Russ) & Yamahama Momma (Tracey) |
2 | Wetumpka, AL | |||||||||
Kurt Latour | 1 | Barrie, ON | GPS | |||||||||
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Poneytail (Mary) & Ninjaboy (Howie) | 2 | Manalapan, NJ | GPS | ||||||||
Chucks07 (Charles) & Donna | 1 | Des Moines, IA | ||||||||||
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BaggerBruce | 1 | Raytown, MO | GPS | ||||||||
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AXE (Gordon) | 1 | Arkansas | |||||||||
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MGlenn_FLHR (Mike) & Rhonda | 1 | Chattanooga, TN | |||||||||
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RussT & TessT | 1 | Madison, WI | |||||||||
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Stokes, Kirk & Paula | 2 | Clanton, AL | |||||||||
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"RH" (Randall) | 1 | Wetumpka, AL | |||||||||
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Stone, Beverly | 1 | Deatsville, AL | |||||||||
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Alabama Rick (willmarth2) & Bonnie | 1 | Sheffield, AL | |||||||||
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Wolfie | 1 | Cape Coral, FL | Ride Captains in Red | ||||||||
TOTAL BIKES |
66 |
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TOTAL RIDERS |
86 |
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Click here to make changes to your sign-up info or submit a photo via e-mail
Camp/RV Site Options for the area:
Peace Valley RV Park (KOA) 1.9 Miles north from BW
www.peacevalleycampground.com
Creekside RV Park 3 Miles north from BW
www.rvparkmurphy.com
Rivers Edge RV Park 9.2 miles south from BW
www.riversedgemountainrvresort.com
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HELPFUL NUMBERS
CHEROKEE COUNTY CYCLES
828-321-0499 Andrews, NC He said that he would give 10% off of all
purchases. Just have to mention ROAD KING RIDERS.
CHAMPION CYCLE AND ATV
423-442-4843 Madisonville, TN
WHEELERS PERFORMANCE
828-479-4998 Robbinsville, NC
HOT RODS AND HARLEYS
706-515-8896 Ellijay, GA
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For questions or corrections to this page contact "Moccasin" Mike at
mocc@moccsplace.com
Opening and Closing Dinners |