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Title: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: klaviator on May 13, 2017, 01:17:20 AM
How high did I get?

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Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: Scooter Dan on May 13, 2017, 01:49:08 AM
Really nice pics in the mountains, my favorite. Where were these taken?
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: klaviator on May 13, 2017, 01:53:07 AM
Really nice pics in the mountains, my favorite. Where were these taken?

Various places in the North Carolina mountains.  More details and a lot more pictures are in my ride report here: http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/full-throttle-touring-150-through-the-rocket-city.647784/page-57 (http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/full-throttle-touring-150-through-the-rocket-city.647784/page-57)
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: Redk on May 13, 2017, 04:48:47 AM
Thanks for posting the Great pics !
You have been having lots of fun !!!

How noticeable was the loss of power at the highest elevations ?

Are you fuel injected ?

Best
redk
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: GLV55 on May 13, 2017, 05:25:14 AM
Very nice shot of some great scenery and a cool scooter. Our kind of photos! Thanks for sharing them with us, Klav.
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: klaviator on May 13, 2017, 08:19:20 AM
Thanks for posting the Great pics !
You have been having lots of fun !!!

How noticeable was the loss of power at the highest elevations ?

Are you fuel injected ?

Best
redk

It's not fuel injected.  I didn't notice any loss in power but I'm sure there was some.
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: ScooterWolf on May 13, 2017, 02:09:53 PM
Great pics and views. Thanks for sharing.

- Wolf
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: Mr. Paul on May 14, 2017, 01:07:00 AM
My wife and I spent our 31st anniversary in that area last October. Did Pilot Mountain, Grandfather Mountain, Mount Mitchell. and travelled the Blue Ridge Parkway in our car. One day I am going up there on my scooter. I am envious my friend. Great pictures and beautiful country.
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: klaviator on May 15, 2017, 02:41:37 AM
A few more pics:

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Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: klaviator on May 15, 2017, 02:42:41 AM
My wife and I spent our 31st anniversary in that area last October. Did Pilot Mountain, Grandfather Mountain, Mount Mitchell. and travelled the Blue Ridge Parkway in our car. One day I am going up there on my scooter. I am envious my friend. Great pictures and beautiful country.

It just ain't the same in a cage.  Ride it!
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: Scooter Dan on May 16, 2017, 12:34:34 PM
Your pic of Mt. Mitchell looks similar to our ride over it a few years back. Stayed in Maggie Valley and rained nearly all the time. If you wanted to ride, you had to ride in the rain. It was Fall, very chilly, a near white out going over Mitchell with my wife on the back of our SW. A memorable experience but a nervous ride until we dropped down off the Parkway and scrubbed off some altitude.
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: klaviator on May 16, 2017, 08:25:09 PM
Your pic of Mt. Mitchell looks similar to our ride over it a few years back. Stayed in Maggie Valley and rained nearly all the time. If you wanted to ride, you had to ride in the rain. It was Fall, very chilly, a near white out going over Mitchell with my wife on the back of our SW. A memorable experience but a nervous ride until we dropped down off the Parkway and scrubbed off some altitude.

Maggie Valley is a great place to stay, great riding in every direction.  You are right about rain and altiltude.  If it's raining you are likely to be cold and in the fog at higher elevations. 

I didn't spend all my time on this trip getting high ;D

I checked out some scenic spots.

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Rode in some fog:(http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu171/wknudsen/2017%20pics/P5120002_zpspcc0mkzl.jpg)

I rode a few curves.

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Got my picture taken at Deal's Gap.

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And even rode the "road to nowhere"

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Complete ride report is here:http://bamarides.com/ride/index.php?topic=1786.0 (http://bamarides.com/ride/index.php?topic=1786.0)








Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: Redk on May 17, 2017, 09:32:08 AM
Awesome scenery !
WoW !

That fog looks treacherous...  Scary !
And the switchbacks look like Great fun !

... How to carry a fishing rod on a scooter ?
redk
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: Scooter Dan on May 18, 2017, 01:40:13 PM
On our ride on the BRP, our SW had the tall Givi windshield which was nearly impossible to see thru in the fog. Had to look around the windscreen a few times to get my bearings. Attacked that bad boy with a jig saw and whacked her down where now I can see over it.
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: MJR on May 18, 2017, 05:06:41 PM
How fast does that scoot go? I can feel a reduction in power in my B650 from sea level to Durango, CO at 6,500 ft mostly on take off.
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: klaviator on May 20, 2017, 02:48:02 AM
On our ride on the BRP, our SW had the tall Givi windshield which was nearly impossible to see thru in the fog. Had to look around the windscreen a few times to get my bearings. Attacked that bad boy with a jig saw and whacked her down where now I can see over it.

I would NEVER have a windshield I couldn't see over.
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: klaviator on May 20, 2017, 02:52:01 AM
How fast does that scoot go? I can feel a reduction in power in my B650 from sea level to Durango, CO at 6,500 ft mostly on take off.

I can normally get to about 65-68 on the speedometer on level ground but the speedo reads about 10% or more high.  Going up some of the longer, steeper hills I sometimes could only do about 30.  That didn't happen too often. 

When I got back to Huntsville and rode around town, 600 feet elevation and mostly flat, it did seem peppier so I guess I did lose some power at elevation although it was the inclines that made the most difference.
Title: Re: Getting High on my Super 8
Post by: Scooter Dan on May 20, 2017, 11:51:58 PM
I would NEVER have a windshield I couldn't see over.
I have always said the same thing but was delinguent getting it cut down before the trip. All of my other bikes I could see over. Never ever again.

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