Twenty-first (XXI) South'n Spine Raid 2025

[docc]

We've been at this SSR business for "a while" now.

 . . .  SSR III/ 2007 . . .

 

 

 

[docc]

Officially, the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is tonight. While there are millennia of interpretations of this astronomical event, let's face it: it all comes down to the promise of light and hope returning, aka: planning ahead for the next great motorcycle ride/gathering . . .

                                         

South'n Spine Raid XXI / 2025

Weekend after US Labor Day

Tellico Plains, Tennessee, USA

September 5-7, 2025

Get There. Bring Tools.

[docc]

While finalizing my reservation with The Lodge at Tellico, Ken sent me this message with contact info:

Happy Saturday!

All are welcome to use the link below or call, just make sure to mention the group.  I have blocked a total of 13 rooms and can add more or remove if/when necessary.  Looking forward to another great year!

 

Ken

 

https://hotels.cloudbeds.com/reservation/gZK3sa?allotment_block_code=b102430#checkin=2025-09-05&checkout=2025-09-07

 

EDIT: Oh, my! Six months out . . .

[Pressureangle]

In!

I booked 3 garage spaces because, well, the neighborhood has been getting crowded the past couple years. 

[docc]

10 hours ago, Pressureangle said:

In!

I booked 3 garage spaces because, well, the neighborhood has been getting crowded the past couple years. 

Might have to "rope off" those spaces as there is no protocol, otherwise.

Josh and I have one garage space. Because our Sports are close friends and don't mind . . .

 

 

[Pressureangle]

2 minutes ago, docc said:

Might have to "rope off" those spaces as there is no protocol, otherwise.

Josh and I have one garage space. Because our Sports are close friends and don't mind . . .

 

 

 

 

Well, I will; of  course any Guzzi can use them, but I'm not at all sure the... RWB flag bearing brands are reserving the spaces they take. 
OH then there's that one ugly duckling (Gosling) that only has the Eagle on the front. 

[docc]

Before the garage spaces were "subdivided", Guzzis still made friends . . .

[docc]

Chatting with a couple other South'n Spine Raiders, the question came up asking how many miles I have ridden mySport on SSRs #1/2004 through XX/2024.

It was fun going back through my travel logs and finding 12,643 miles of SSR!

Now, I admit I rode all of that in "miles", yet twenty thousand kays has a nice ring to it.  

[audiomick]

1 hour ago, docc said:

... twenty thousand kays has a nice ring to it.  

And kilometres are much more fun than miles.

[docc]

On 3/9/2025 at 4:20 PM, audiomick said:

And kilometres are much more fun than miles.

Heh, well, we certainly get more of them per mile!      

[Bill Hagan]

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Just made reservations for Friday and Saturday nights in our "usual" room, 301. 

Have a moto-spot reserved, too, but may be caging it with Kathi.

I have hernia surgery -- my sixth!  -- on 7 August.  Yes, I am obviously defective.  

My first such surgery was after my first unplanned dismount ... an honorable "I laid 'er down" -- from a tricycle in San Antonio in 1949!  

All since have been from lifting things I should have known better to call for help, but, well, didn't.  

So, as for riding a day or two short of a month after procedure, not sure surgeon will "let" me (or that I'll care about that ), but it may be an issue of reality then, something I do care about.

Even if I do ride, Kathi will cage it.  I'll store the (selected!) Guzzi in Hiawassee and we'll head out on lengthy "Visit Old Friends in the South" tour.  On the way back, I'll retrieve the Guzzi and we'll see how tall the grass is back here by our return.

Be all of that as it may, we look forward to our reunion at SSR XXI.

Bill

 

 

 

 

 

[Kevin_T]

So Bill does this mean you wouldn't be doing your Mutton Run this year? 

Thought I might try the Spine Raid this year so hope to see you there. Meet a few of the other inmates.

[Bill Hagan]

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The Mutton Run is a "go."

Thought I'd posted about that here, but will soon if not.

Thanks for the reminder.

Bill