Riding an old friend again

Twenty years ago I flew to Nashville, borrowed a 5th gen, and rode to Charlotte NC on all the best roads. Went home and bought one soon after.

Last week I flew to Nashville, borrowed the same bike (only 22k miles now) and spent 4 days riding some of the same roads.

I now understand why VFRD meets in Franklin. We stayed in Townsend, and just rode everything we could in the area.

It was epic, and I will not wait another 20 years to head east again.[image: Turkeys2025(62)b.thumb.jpg.6ab820f81d1ee8b2c7ddddcdb65f58ee.jpg][image: Turkeys2025(135).thumb.jpg.4da3867e2312f65e2b9dc44b8d49b748.jpg][image: Turkeys2025(157)b.thumb.jpg.936292b1f31cb66300499fc8bde41185.jpg][image: Turkeys2025(76)b.thumb.jpg.cfbbbbbd36ba4aaa7d1774f4e1085884.jpg][image: TheDragon(2).thumb.jpg.62977853742261be7aee93c64ee185db.jpg] 

We meet in Franklin every May. Come join us and you will find even more roads that the locals share with us. There is also a Fall Ride in mid September that moves to different locations just to keep it interesting. We usually end up with a couple of groups so everybody can find a ride.

Great photos.  Thanks for sharing! 🙂

I've been fortunate to ride amazing roads in that region several times, including during the VFRD spring ride a few times.  I was hoping to get there again this summer, but it probably won't happen.  Maybe next year!