New and improved Adirondacks Ride

by **sevy** » Sat May 01, 2010 10:53 pm

I think they were there mostly for the last Saturday, as the previous year they had a bunch of REALLY LOUD Harleys that rolled in on their way to Laconia, and the local police had their hands full. That is the problem with huge events, in that you can't easily keep the dumbasses from attending, and they ruin it for all of the decent riders by pissing off all of the locals. There is a really easy detour if you want to be sure, at the point where Rt. 32 goes towards Glens Falls. It takes you over to Ballard Road, and then over the mountain to Corinth, where you continue up through Hadley Luzerne and back to the Northway at exit 21. You could also keep to back roads all the way to North Creek, which adds just 3 or 4 miles to your original route, but of course adds a chunk of time due to the size of the roads. If you want any more specifics, I ride all of these between North Creek and Glens Falls often, so I can give you more specific directions if you would like. I can even ride both your route and the back road route from their splitting point, and time how much longer it would actually be. The google map time estimates don't seem to be accurate for motorcycles and back roads.

by **mark** » Mon May 03, 2010 9:34 am

Thanks, Sevy. Sounds like we probably don't have much to worry about if the checkpoints were mainly at the end of Americade. Besides, we Triumph crowd aren't as loud anyway.

--mark

by **bonnevillebilly** » Mon May 03, 2010 4:59 pm

Besides, we Triumph crowd aren't as loud anyway.

I don't know Man....... I don't have a volume knob

by **mark** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:15 am

Well, my Bonnie's not exactly quiet either, but compared to open-pipe Harleys?

--mark

by **matts1050** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:45 am

It sucks getting stuck behind a bike with loud pipes when doing a group ride. I will pass someone if I'm in that situation. Too bad if it hurts their feelings.

by **bonnevillebilly** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:57 am

Too bad if it hurts their feelings

he he ha ha... that is what I say to anyone behind me lol.

Bill

by **marde** » Tue May 04, 2010 5:12 pm

bonnevillebilly wrote:
Too bad if it hurts their feelings

he he ha ha... that is what I say to anyone behind me lol.

Bill

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