Back on route 60 and on up the mountain for a taste of the incredible Blue Ridge Parkway. Some pretty good curves. I could have pushed it a little bit harder but I had already crashed a few times and didn't want to get too close to my limits.
-Video starts up with a bit of talking while I gear up. Back on the road by 1:45
-At 5:30 I enter the parkway. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469 mile scenic road closed to commercial traffic that runs through the tops of 2 mountain ranges spanning 2 states, NC and VA. Read more about it here: en.wikipedia.or...
-Finally I see another biker with his girlfriend at 9:09 and wave. This place is heaven for a motorcyclist, and filled with them in summer. Fitting that it would be here that I'd see the only biker in 8+ hours of driving. We'll catch up with them later.
-I drive for a while just to enjoy a few minutes of the parkway, and turn around at a lookout point around 12:50. There are some fantastic views on the way back to route 60 down the parkway. I suggest watching the next few minutes for the scenery alone.
-Fantastic view at 18:32 and then I come up on the biker who I saw at the overlook earlier. Looks like he's going the same way I am.
-Couple guys driving like shit in trucks at 19:40 and then I take 60 back down the mountain. Some fairly quick riding in this section. Pretty worn out by this point though so I'm not at my best. The roads curves taper off and it's time to go home, so I pull over and say goodbye. Hope someone enjoyed it!
Take care everyone!
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I took the little Ninja 250 out for day trip to the great Blue Ridge mountains. All mountain roads in this series. Some good paved riding in the very last video, and a quick showcase of the magical Blue Ridge Parkway. I do some things in this video that most people think you can't do on a Ninja 250. Well, you're about to see what's possible. This is the ultimate do-it-all bike for cheap people like myself. I bet it would haul ass with some knobbies, but I'm using regular street tires for this run. Once I loosen up and get a little more confident I pick up the pace quite a bit, and inevitably crash. A couple times. Got one of them on camera, lucky you!
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