I know the world is falling down around us and if I could fix it I would, but I can't so I decided to go riding in the mountains and watching some racing with some buddies.

I left out on a beautiful Thursday and it was some really nice riding through the North Alabama Mountains and the North Georgia Mountains. We ended up getting a few cabins in Suches, Ga. and spent the whole day riding in places like Blood Mountain. Just an amazing day of riding with my buddies.


100 horsepower of thrills and excitement. The soul of a sports bike, but the versatility of a Jeep and a Swiss Army Knife. My Tiger all packed up and ready to go...




I made it to the cabins way before my buddies riding from Kentucky and got to enjoy a few relaxing hours on into the evening with a hand rolled cigar and some Wild Turkey 101.



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Day Two we took our time getting going, enjoying nice coffee and then proceeded to tear up the roads like teenage boys... Who actually know how to ride.







Irishguy a good time...



Had lunch and a beer in Helen, Ga. Yes, I got Chicken and waffles. We never make chicken and waffles at home, so... It was damned good.

Day three was all day racing at Road Atlanta. This was the American version of MotoGP. It's called Moto America. (Pretty clever name.) One of the big differences is that the American actually race big 621 pound V-Twin Baggers in a classic example of American ridiculousness. Still it was fun to watch.

I timed these highly modified baggers and compared them to the Super sport class and they were off their lap times about 4 seconds.

Getting in the race as a bit of a bitch, but we got to cut up with a bunch of other folks in line.



The fan zone was pretty fun with all the test rides and manufacturer tents. My favorite was the Triumphs.



The Bloody Mary's were nice...



The "Globe of Death" is always fun to watch at motorcycle events. Yes there's a chick standing in there. The best one I've ever seen was when they had three riders in ther eall doing loops simultaneously.



These guys were the 400cc class. These were at turns 10A & 10B.



The old farts motorcycle club. Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky representing...



These guys were the Super Sport Class. This consist of 650cc 4 cylinders, 675cc 3 cylinders and 750cc twins... These guys were shagging ass coming over this rise under the bridge after turn 10B. Lots of guys were getting airborne and getting pretty squirrelly. This was a fun place to watch. The fours were screaming, the triples were howling and the twins were thundering. Neat to see and hear the different types of bikes in a single class. My favorite class by far.

The last few races were the Super Bike class and the baggers.

The Superbikes are typically 1000cc and can be about 4 seconds faster per lap than the super sports, and the super sports are extremely fast.




Finally the Baggers. As if you didn't know already... Harley and Indian are the major players here with some factory backing from both. Classic, Race on Sunday, sell on Monday... Probably the favorite race of the grey beards with the faded tattoos and wannabe pirate attire.

This was a cool race, and I have to give these guys a lot of credit for racing around a track on a 621 pound monster. This is like the motorcycle equivalent of Freightliner truck racing.

Looks a great ride and the bike races were a plus. We use to go to the bike races in Daytona back in the day. Crazy good times.

Fine trip

Awesome times enjoying retirement like a man should.

Facts, looks like a great time!

Looks like you guys had a lot of fun!

Thanks for sharing. Always enjoy your trips 👍

I went to a couple of MX races at Road Atlanta. Saw guys like DeCoster, Mikkola, and Pomeroy.

Thanks man!

Looks like a good time

Very nice!

I could eat that chicken and waffles right now and i just had a great meal with wonderful dessert

Looks like an awesome time.

That Injun Bagger is one good looking bike. Looks like a good time

Yeah, That's Joe's. He was going to ride his Moto Guzzi, but he got a few miles from his house and had a bad flat. He didn't want to take the time to fix it, so hauled his bike back to his house, got on his Indian and made the trip on that one. He's in the elevator business and apparently makes good money at it too.