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A few weeks ago, Curtis Sloan put an advert on the Sloan's website talking about his desire to go on a dual sport ride and invited those interested to join him. When this was originally posted, he was looking at riding a portion of the Trans-America Trail, or TAT, as it's referred to. I followed along as more details about this ride became available and eventually it was decided that he was going to take a ride on the Tennessee Dirt Devil. Now I was really interested as I had heard about the Dirt Devil a few months ago and had been wanting to check it out. Let me back up for a minute.
Back in the first couple of weeks after launching Nashvilleriders.com Dave Maddox, who runs Dualpurposetn.com, contacted me after finding our site advertised on Craigslist. He wanted to spread the word about the dual sport rides that his group puts together riding on what they call the Tennessee Dirt Devil. The Dirt Devil is a collection of about 200 miles of dirt and some paved roads that are all public access, not private land, which is great for dual sport riding. Dualpurposetn.com not only offers guided tours of these roads but also offers maps of the Dirt Devil for purchase so one can find their own way around.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 03 July 2010 22:46 |
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Hwy "2 fitty"... In particular I'm talking about an 8 mile stretch from Highway 49 to Stringfellow Rd, but for the weekend warrior looking for some curves to throw down on, it's a pretty good piece of asphalt..(wait, that didn't come out right). Let's start at the beginning.
I found this stretch of road about three years ago quite by accident when I used to live out in Burns, TN. I was riding out from Hwy 70 down through the Narrows of the Harpeth State Park and found myself at the intersection of Highway 250 and Stringfellow Rd. There I was presented with a market on one side of the road and a train caboose in a front yard on the other. A bit of an oddity to say the least, but it makes a good landmark.
At this point I ran into the market, grabbed a bottle of water, and thought about where to go from here. I was new to this neck of the woods but it was a nice afternoon, I had my new to me Kawasaki ZR-7s and wasn't ready to head home yet. I decided to to go right (North) and see what there was. For the first mile or so this portion of Hwy 250 is called Claylick Rd and then a sharp, uphill right-hander appears and the road name changes to Petway.
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Last Updated on Monday, 31 May 2010 13:19 |
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Ok, so the Natchez Trace Parkway has probably been discussed to death elsewhere on the web, but no "road" review around Nashville would be complete without it. If you're new to motorcycle riding, Nashville, or both, you may not have heard about "the Trace".The Natchez Trace runs 444 miles from Hwy 100 all the way down to Natchez, Mississippi. Depending on how many miles you plan on covering, the Trace can make a great road for one day or multi-day trips.
 In this first look at the Trace (they'll be more) I'm just going to talk about the first 15 miles of the parkway from the main terminus where hwy 100 and McCrory Lane meet, to the Garrison Creek comfort stop on the parkway. Right from the start, the large sweeping entrance ramp invites a spirited twist of the throttle as you complete a 270 degree (maybe a touch more) turn. This puts you on the bridge crossing over Hwy 100 and takes you right to the main entrance of the Trace.
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 August 2010 11:55 |
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