Blue Ridge Parkway Harley Trip: Meet George and Charlie

After many months of planning, Charlie and I are in the final stages of getting ready for our trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Planning the trip

My first idea was to head from Canada to Mexico. After a few hours of staring at a map of the U.S. in Charlie’s office we changed the trip to make the BRP the bullseye of the trip. It looks like it’ll be 3000+ miles.

Our route

We’ll take off from Hammond, Wi and head south to Illinois. From there we’ll head nearly straight east toward Waynesboro, KY, where we’ll get started on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We plan on riding it end to end, terminating at Cherokee, NC.

Along the way…

Charlie and I are both self-employed, and finding two weeks in which we could be COMPLETELY off work wasn’t easy. In fact, it was impossible. So, we have a few work commitments we need to take care of along the way. A teaching gig for me, and a couple of equipment shows for Charlie.

Our riding history

Charlie has been riding for over 20 years, starting out on a 1995 Ultra Classic he still has.That bike has over 100,000 miles on it. The bike he’ll ride on this trip was totaled (not by Charlie). Charlie restored it and it’s ready to go.

I bought a basket case bike while in college, put it back together, and used it to pop around town. I was away from motorcycles for a while but have been back in the saddle for the last five years or so and will be riding an Ultra Classic on this trip.

Other trips

Be sure to check out other Ride and Rally trips in our archives.