PMMC Perry Mountain Tower Run

[phoo]

DAMN Attendees:

HELL YEAH, I'M IN!
HarleyFLH72 (phather of phoo, meeting us there)
phoo
Wingfixer
Jay (J&J)

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Nobody


Travel plans:
It's a hefty drive from MD, so to sweeten the deal and because now that I realize how far away it is and have always heard about how awesome it is, in addition to two days of riding I want to spend a good amount of time at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum (https://www.barbermuseum.org/). This means --

Friday, early: Leave for Plantersville, AL (I'm not opposed to leaving after work Thursday if people are up for it)
Saturday and Sunday: Ride dirtbikes! They have DS and ADV routes, on GPS.
Monday: Barber Museum
Tuesday, early: Drive home (I'm not opposed to leaving for home Monday evening after the museum if people are up for it)

Obviously, both ends of the above timeline is in flux, pending others' input. The key dates are Friday - Tuesday are taken. From there, it's up to the group if we want to leave Thursday night and return Monday night. Even leaving Monday night, Tuesday is still a bust for work.


https://www.perrymountainmotorcycleclub ... -tower-run

Dad asked if I (and anyone else) wanted to do this. It's in Alabama.

Someone's video of the DS route (kind of vomit-inducing optics, but it's all trail in the video) --



Someone else's video of the adventure ride version (looks to be SV650 on street tires friendly) --



They say you can do both routes on different days if you want. The first video the guy says he did the 100 mile dual sport in one day, but he also says he's a B rider.

I'm hoping to do this, and I'm hoping to get the KLX250S I bought over three years ago sorted in time to use it for this.

Anyone interested?


Thanks,

~Patrick

[Skinny-J]

Looks like good trail! Just wish it was closer...

[J&J]

Not to hijack your thread but...

The Barbor Museum is not far away in Birmingham & VERY MUCH worth spending a day there if you're that close! I've been twice & would go again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWKUlrQkEWk

[Rut Row]

Not to hijack your thread but...

The Barbor Museum is not far away in Birmingham & VERY MUCH worth spending a day there if you're that close! I've been twice & would go again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWKUlrQkEWk

love that place. Parked the rig in the lot out front after practice. Hacks make great pit bikes

[phoo]

Looks like good trail! Just wish it was closer...

Holy balls. I didn't realize it was 13 hours.

Bleh, Dad already bought tickets and it's over 8h for him, so...

I guess leaving after work on Friday isn't an option!

I'll see if Dad wants to do Barber Museum Monday after the event to extend the visit and make it more worthwhile. Thanks for the tip!


~Patrick

[Wingfixer]

Looks like good trail! Just wish it was closer...

Holy balls. I didn't realize it was 13 hours.

Bleh, Dad already bought tickets and it's over 8h for him, so...

I guess leaving after work on Friday isn't an option!

I'll see if Dad wants to do Barber Museum Monday after the event to extend the visit and make it more worthwhile. Thanks for the tip!


~Patrick

I'm still in for this. We can take mt truck and trailer to camp in. Barber on Monday signs cool too!

[Nobody]

Looks interesting. I've got to check if I can have any free days around that weekend. Would be great to add one more state to my collection of rides

Is there something resembling a plan for leaving/returning? Timewise. :)

[Wingfixer]

Looks interesting. I've got to check if I can have any free days around that weekend. Would be great to add one more state to my collection of rides

Is there something resembling a plan for leaving/returning? Timewise. :)

Well, its 12 hours from my house to the ride location.. I'd say leave my house at 0700 Friday to arrive down there by dinner time. Barber is 1:30 from there and then 11 hours back to my house. The return would depend on how much time you'd want to spend at Barber. Get there when they open, leave at noon, back at my house at midnight? With the time change I guess it's be 1am...

[J&J]

They open at 10:00
You will want to spend more than 2 hours there.
Just sayin....

[Wingfixer]

They open at 10:00
You will want to spend more than 2 hours there.
Just sayin....

Hmm, good point. I assumed they opened earlier..