Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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May 13, 2010 - SEVROC 2010

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These are photos taken at the {Kawasaki} Vulcan Riders and Owners Club (VROC) South Eastern Rally {SEVROC}. Vulcan is the trade name for Kawasaki Cruiser Motorcycles. While most members at one time owned a Vulcan many now ride a different model or different brand but the friendships gained via the internet make VROCers brand independent as far as the motorcycles that they now have.

The Applecover Inn located in Maggie Valley, NC has been the host for this annual event for the past few years. SEVROC is held from Thursday through Sunday during a week in mid May.

This Blog contains photos taken from Thursday Evening through Friday.
For Part 1 - Click Here

Thursday night at 7:00 PM is the Meet and Greet Dinner at Smackers Sports Grill about half way between Maggie Valley and Waynesville, NC.
Jax doing something

Big table

Stewey must have been misbehaving he is sitting in the corner

Who is ordering what?

2 Tall was too wide for this camera

See I am almost as tall as 2 Tall

Eating peanuts and tossing the shells

Renata and Flip

....... and Wompus

Mikey and his better half

Kudzu snuck in sitting with Blondy and Buddah

Talon and is that Tbone, again

Ol %$#@# Joe sitting and the gang standing around

Six Pack's Brother-in-law and Six Pack

Talon and it was Tbone

Jax and Gale

Stonewall and his much, much better half

Back to the Applecover Inn
Hmmm. Rainman trying to figure out sumptin'

A young lady and a bunch of old guys sitting in rocking chairs

Pappy's little brother, Pappy and Sherm

My goodness, he did What?

Kevin and Talon are relaxing with dessert

Okay. Another visual short joke

Here I am talking to Geek and Bryan

Hanging out in the nice weather

........, Butch and Teresa

The gang, but who is that Boy Scout with the orange cap?

Friday Morning at the Country Vittles Cafe.
Carlene and Willy Wonka

Sherm is the acting waitress

Gale and Jax

Badger and company

As we are heading back to the Applecover Inn we pass Maggie waving at the cars. She is actually employed by the city of Maggie Valley to do this.

Maggie and Sherm

Friday at the Applecover Inn
EZ tools in on his Jaguar from Ringgold, GA

The rocking chair guys

Strider from Hickory, NC {who has yet to get to Lodi} eating an Applecover Inn cookie

Friday evening at the Applecover Inn




I found a VROCer who is shorter than I am. That's Phin from Ooltewah, TN

Badger and Buddah

Around the corner from the Applecover Office

Chris2tall is pretty short when he sits :-)

I wonder what I missed over the far side of the photo that the camera did not pick up?

Holding the refreshment choice of the day

What is Keven holding?

Must be raining

Yes. I think it is raining

Sherm and I are leaving early Saturday morning so we say our farewells and head back to the vacation bungalow where we have been staying during our time in Maggie Valley.

So this is the end of my Blog for SEVROC 2010. I had a good time and I think most if not all would say the same thing.

~end of part 2 of 2 click here for Part 1
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Wed_ThurAM

May 12, 2010 - SEVROC 2010

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Underlined words are clickable links to more information about them

These are photos taken at the {Kawasaki} Vulcan Riders and Owners Club (VROC) South Eastern Rally {SEVROC}. Vulcan is the trade name for Kawasaki Cruiser Motorcycles. While most members at one time owned a Vulcan many now ride a different model or different brand but the friendships gained via the internet make VROCers brand independent as far as the motorcycles that they now have.

The Applecover Inn located in Maggie Valley, NC has been the host for this annual event for the past few years. SEVROC is held from Thursday through Sunday during a week in mid May.

This Blog has photos from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon showing the Early Birds.
Stewey and Tbone hanging out at the Applecover Inn

Skid is learning about Gold Wings from Stewey :-)


Sandy is holding a box of goodies for the Wing

Note: Tbone has not moved a muscle in the last 10 minutes

Three Gold Wing couples discussing which brand of Espresso Machine works best on a Wing


Tbone has finally moved as he and Wompus arrive at our dinner spot on Wednesday

Back at the Applecover now and Sherm is in one of his usual poses at any Rally

Badger arrives from PA

Lucky Al just getting started

Derrick, the Applecover owner and Harley Rider next to KT

Derrick and his ride

Butch and Teresa arrive from far, far Western KY

Thursday Morning
Blondy from AL gives Sherm from OR a big hug

The ubiquitous Tbone and Red Rover

Since Sherm and I have caged it from the West Coast we don't have bikes to ride so we drive to do a bit of sight seeing in the Great Smokies. Our first stop is at the Kickstand Lodge about 45 miles west of Maggie Valley.
Here I stand under the sign at Kickstand Lodge

Mo heading in for some coffee


Our next stop is at Deals Gap located at the south end of The Tail of the Dragon.
Me under the Tree of Shame at Deals Gap

Sherm taking a photo

Thursday Afternoon
Jax who with his wife Gale head up SEVROC and Sherm at the Registration Table

Ken Rhodes from SC and Mark Hicks

Far right is Kevin ..................

Van, Charlie T from TN and Phin from TN - the shortest VROCer that I know of. :-)
He is even shorter than Scotty or Billy G

Tina's son and Pappy from MS

Kevin {I think} and Geek from the DC area

Six Pack Jack from GA, Skid, Lost Bob and Ol #$%@ Joe at the Reg Table

Lost Bob, Rainman from GA and Sherm

Tina who worked hard and Jax at the Reg Table

Taking it easy


In order to truly earn the right to wear the "I Beat Anorexia" shirt the person must reach the size of my good buddy Tiny.
This photo was taken at the Rally in the Canadian Rockies


More hanging out

Wrong Turn from West VA and KT

Two old guys in rocking chairs

Blondy offering up that Alabama vino

Ah yes, Butter who has speaks with a Deep Southern accent {well, South Bronx}

These guys really look up tight and stressed out

KT and Six Pack share a laugh

Rainman talking to his daughter and friend

~end of part 1 of 2 Click here to go to Part 2
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