24th Annual East Tn Toy Run - Oct 25th

This is one of the longest running Charity rides in East Tenn. If there is one that has been going on longer I don't know about it. As you can see on the poster it is Sunday, October 25th, at the Smokies baseball stadium at the Sevierville Exit (#407) off of I-40.  Sign up starts at 9:00am and kickstands go up at 1:00pm. The ride will end at Smokey Mt Harley in Maryville. A $10 donation is requested.I have never ridden in this event, but I did happen to be coming down the interstate a few years ago as is left out of the ball park. It was an impressive number of bikes, and I'm sure it will be again this year.

Vintage Bike Exhibit and Ride In - Sept 22-28 - Knoxville Museum of Art

The Knoxville Museum of Art will be presenting an Exhibit of Vintage Motorcycles September 22nd through 28th. The exhibit will be open daily, and admission is free. This exhibit is presented by the Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art, Smokey Mountain Harley Davidson, and the Time Warp Vintage Motorcycle club.

 On Sunday, September 27th there will be a Vintage Motorcycle Ride in from 1:30 to 3:30. Vintage bikes that ride in will be on display in front of the museum. On this day there will also be Fine Arts and Crafts booths inside the museum from 12:00 till 4:00, so there is something for everyone.

Rare Bikes at the Time Warp this week

 

As everyone knows by now my favorite hangout is the Time Warp Tea Room on N Central Street in Knoxville. This past Tuesday, which is the "bike night" at the Time Warp had absolutely perfect weather, plus was the monthly meeting of the Time Warp Vintage Club. I can't remember a night that had a larger diversity of bikes. Starting with the Cagiva Grand Canyon above. You could say its the great grandfather of the Ducati Mulitstrada

 

 These didn't handle that great in the twisty stuff, but where hell on the dragstrip.

 Most people think Benelli only makes shotguns!

 Note the 2 Nitrous bottles mounted to the downtubes. The owner rode it down from the Kentucky state line

 The man who built this was a jeweler by profession. It shows.

 I didn't get to talk to the owner. It looks pretty funky,, but lots of work went into it.

 Yes. It's a Harley!

Yamaha built an Adventure Touring bike before anyone knew they wanted one. A bike that was built before its time. It would sell like hotcakes today.

I had one of these, and I want it back!

 

You can see stuff like this every Tuesday night at the Time Warp Tea Room. Come down, grab some grub, and take in the free show.

 

5th Annual Tennessee Knockout (TKO) Extreme Enduro this Weekend

This weekend the worlds best Extreme Off-Road racers come back to the mountains and creek beds of Sequatchie Tennessee for the 5th annual Tennessee Knockout Enduro. Saturday amateur racers get to run two races on a different course, with the top 25 qualifying to race on Sunday against the best in the world. 

This year there is a whole group of riders from Knoxville going down to compete. Drew Kirby, Will Presson, Ty Starr, David Scraggs, Richard Hutchinson, Jeff Mynatt, Ros Kingerly, David Rowland, Danny Pressley, and Devin Ferguson are all going down to give it their best shot! 

Admission is only $10 per day, and primitive camping is $25. This is a great spectator event, as you can get right up next to the action. In fact, there are walking trails adjacent to some of the best (toughest) parts of the course. For all the details go to www.tennesseeknockoutenduro.com

Here is a link to footage from last years event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JZQAsUa1rk

East Tenn Ride for Kids - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

One of the best charity rides you can help support, the East Tennessee "Ride for Kids" supports the Pediatric Brain Tumor Association is this Sunday, July 26th, 2015, at the Oak Ridge Civic Center, 1403 Oak Ridge Highway. Note this is a different location from previous years when it started out of the Pellissippi State campus.
This is the 32year for the Ride for Kids, and it has grown to 37 different rides across the country.The ride registration opens at 8:00am, and closes at 9:30am. A $40 donation is requested. Kickstands up at 10:00 for the guided, police escorted ride, Rain or Shine! All participants get a free lunch, and are eligible for the drawing for a Honda motorcycle. Come out to support a great cause!

Haulin for Holly - Post Ride Update

 The Haulin for Holly fundraiser ride wasn't hurt at all by the reschedule due to weather. 65 riders and a total of over 100 people showed up for the event. The set of Tires that was donated by Cycleblend and raffled off raised $385 (we added $ 15 to make it an even $400).
All total $3,200 was raised by the generosity of East Tennessee Dirt bike riders.. Here are few pictures from the event.

 The start of the tag team Hare Scrambles

 Riders going through the grass track section of the course.

The pit area, and guys waiting for their partner to come around.

Rider in the tight woods section

Teammates swapping the wrist band between laps, while others wait on their guy to come through.
 
 

Haulin' for Holly Hare Scrambles / Cancer Fundraiser MOVED TO JULY 11th

UPDATE: DUE TO WEATHER CONCERNS THE HAULIN' FOR HOLLY RIDE HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE RAIN DATE - SATURDAY JULY 11th

Saturday, June 27th JULY 11th is the Annual "Haulin' for Holly" 2 hour tag team hare scramble and fun ride at the Lewis family farm in Loudon TN. This event gets bigger every year and is the third leading fund raiser for the  Penny F Garrett Sarcoma Foundation. 100% of all money raised will be presented at the Annual Creeper Ride to End Cancer, which in turn donates it to the MD Anderson Cancer Research Center for Rare Cancers.

The format is this. All riders names go into a hat, so you don't know who your partner will be. There will also be classes for Parent / Child teams, and an Iron Butt class for anyone who wants to ride the 2 hour race on their own. After the tag team race lunch will be served, and anyone who wishes can ride the trails at a more leisurely pace. So if you don't want to race, just ride, that's cool too. 

The cost is a $25 donation, and there is a $5 donation for each person to cover lunch (Everyone eats!).Trails are open til 6:00pm for fun riding.

Location: 1839 Dogwood Valley Road, Loudon TN 37774. Signup starts a 7:00, Race Starts at 9:00. For more info email: Steve Lewis at  llewis3066@aol.com

Cycleblend.com will be donating a new set of Bridgestone  Off-Road Tires (M-59 front / M204 Rear)to be raffled off, with all of the proceeds donated to the ride. $5 per chance, and buy as many as you want!

This is really a fun event for everyone, and a fundraiser where you can be assured all the money raised is going to the cause. Hope to see you there!