Barber Museum and the gap

[CasterTroy]

HERE is a link (http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/opta.JPG) to our route. Winston-Salem, NC to Birmingham Ala, to Tellico Plains, Robbinsville, then home. 1,025 miles in 44 hrs

We left Winston Salem, NC friday in 64 degree weather at 5pm

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb12.jpg

We rode about 240 miles till about 8pm then crashed near Athens Ga

R1150RT
FJR1300
GSXR600
FXLRTSBEYSGDJF......Ultra Glide HD

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb15.jpg

Got up and rode another 200 sat morning in upper 50's till we hit Barber Motorsports park and Museum

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb12.jpg

Got there about 11 and there was only one other bike there

HERE is a link (http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb21.jpg) to the pic since it's wide and I personally hate to scroll in posts

The museum is STUPID cool

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb23.jpg

I have about 314 pics of just the bikes....and I won't bore you with those....but here's a few very cool ones

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb22.jpg
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http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb71.jpg
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http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb61.jpg
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And there was a track day going on while we were there too

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb27.jpg
http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb28.jpg

We left a little after noon and headed north to catch the Skyway before dark

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb129.jpg

My buddy Jason and I tore off for a spirited ride across the summit

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb134.jpg

It was GREAT!!! we had the whole skyway to ourselves and the weather couldn't have been better!!!

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb05.jpg
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Got up sunday morning and headed up to the gap...it was a cool 49 but felt great.

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb139.jpg

But it was closed right at the NC line...so we headed down 28 and rocked a few of the local roads

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb144.jpg

We headed back up 74 to 40 and came on back. About 11:30 it started raining....but we made it home fine by 2:00

Great weekend! great trip!!!

[Particle Man]

I loved Barber when I went last year (Trip thanks for that tip). I'll probably be going again this year since I have to go to Birmingham for business again this year. I'd love to see a track day. Last time, it was a race school teaching car drivers in Porche 911's.

Cool pics!

[tached1000rr]

Nice!

[CasterTroy]

Better one of Jason on that FJR from the video

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/jason1.jpg

[karl_1052]

Nice pics. I love that 86 1100 :jizzinmypants:

[CasterTroy]

Nice pics. I love that 86 1100 :jizzinmypants:

I know.....it was right next to the elevator and I just kept staring at it...MINT condition too.....man!!

[Kerry_129]

Awesome pics Troy! :rockwoot:

I've been to Barber 3 times, but always for trackdays & failed to tour the museum before. It's on the 'must to' list for a road-trip this year - especially now. :yes:

[Particle Man]

Kerry, you definitely have to go to the museum. Even the elevator is cool

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p260/PrtclMn001/Picture009-1.jpg

Troy, did you see this one?

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p260/PrtclMn001/Picture033.jpg

The guy who rode this one around the world (Jim Rogers) wrote a book about it called Investment Biker

http://www.amazon.com/Investment-Biker-Around-World-Rogers/dp/1558505296

It was a pretty good read.

[CasterTroy]

Yeah I saw that one..it was pretty neat! It was ROUGH man :lmao:

Also saw the super-tour Duc

http://www.troybaker.com/sbs/trips2010/barb/barb76.jpg

Thats an aux tank on the back piped to the main tank :rockwoot:

Got lots of pics of that one.

From what the chic up front said, there's a boatload more bikes that they keep in the basement storage and they rotate out the displays every once and a while, so there's no telling what you may miss if you go another time :whatwhat: