2024 Brown County, Indiana Rally - June 20 - 23, 2024

[storm 64]

Also remember Cash is King at the Rosemont!
So leave your big city cards for the gas station... haha.

[marvinsc]

Actually around here cash is a good idea. Many stores and offices have started charging a 3% or flat rate upcharge for credit card transactions. I would rather spend that money on Beer! :-)

[FoxyBLankworthy]

This one came down to the wire. The wife's surgery is scheduled for her tumor removal is July 2nd. I will be in attendance this year, as will Steve Graham. I think we will have a passenger this year too.

That said, anyone out there in GS world have a clutch cable that'll fit an 82 650G? I try not to ride without a spare these days. I'll bring cash, or do venmo, PayPal or whatever works.

[bwringer]

It'll be good to see you Brendon. Best wishes to your wife for a full recovery.



One other item of business:

On Thursday, it's traditional for folks wandering in from northern parts to meet up for lunch at the Mayberry Cafe in Danville, IN at 1:00 EDT.

If you're so inclined.. just show up. We usually park in the shade across the street.

If you're coming from northern Indiana or Illinois, pay attention to the time zone.

Afterwards, some of us find ways to amuse ourselves along some long and winding way to Bedford. Some prefer to blat thataway more directly. or follow their own whims.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Would you believe, I lost a crown today. Actually I have it, just fell out of my mouth. My dentist is awesome. I’m at his office right now waiting for a chair to open up so he can glue the crown back in. Then to Walmart for some supplies. Hoping I can eat at some point tonight. Then to pack the bike. Heading to Norm’s tomorrow evening after work. See you all Thursday.

[cowboyup3371]

I’m heading out today destined for Campbellsville KY then north tomorrow for Bedford. Thank you for the information on the Overlook Brian as I had planned to stop there tomorrow. Oh well.

see you guys on thursday

[bwringer]

ONE DAY TO GO! Hope y'all have been out for a ride or three this year.



OK, some routes -- copy/paste from last year. Lots of disclaimers, so keep your wits about you.

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he following GPX tracks follow roads that are flawed, freaky, filthy, and have all sorts of weird stuff going on. And sometimes the tracks ended up in places they shouldn't have, like unpaved roads. So stay alert, stay flexible, and stay upright.

But anyway, here they are if this sort of thing is the sort of thing that's your sort of thing:


Here's my Saturday track, pretty much the most intense twistacular kookoo kokonuts route I could dream up. Dale and I were completely beat by the end of the day -- everyone else tapped out. Yes, really. This one's wild. There's an older track called "Bedford Borden Blunk Bash" with a lot of these elements, but this one is even better, and has fewer errors.

Twisted Overload
https://www.bwringer.com/gpx/bedford...t-overload.gpx
It takes a lovely scenic and twisty back road route to and from Salem, and routes around the road closing in Salem (this might be open by now... not sure). Then another back road route to Borden, and a romp up and down and around the hills around Borden, shoots over to the spectacular Skyline Drive on a high ridge overlooking New Albany and Louisville (please stop if you want to look at the scenery... it's impossible to both ride and look). Then it goes up and down the Ohio river valley several times (Blunk Road is one of my favorites -- positively demented). There's a busy little country store in Elizabeth, a rather "authentic" biker bar in Mauckport, and a gorgeous but very narrow and twisty back road route from there to Corydon, then back through Salem via Beck's Mill Road.

This is the raw track, no cleanup or anything, wrong turns and all, so buyer beware. There is one very short, less than 1/4 mile, segment of gravel near the end of the day just outside Bono. Just work around it on the next road to the south.



Below are some more links to some of my area GPX tracks from past years. These are pretty flawed, but could help show you a good time if you don't take them very seriously.

As ever, these routes are only a faint echo of the reality on the ground, and are the product of a deeply imperfect memory coupled with a terribly flawed computer translation of what may or may not be actual roads that may or may not be passable on two wheels shod with street tires.

Plus, in several spots I couldn't figure out how to alter an incorrect route I already created using Alltrails, so I just drew some alternates.

I cannot offer any assurances that these routes exist, or are paved, or are safe. There could be anything from dead animals to tractors, Orcs, dragons, weird cults, wormholes or even (horrors!) minivans out there. Yes, there WILL be gravel in every corner. There WILL be unexpected construction projects.

Take these routes as only the vaguest hand wave of a suggestion. Pay attention, stay sharp, CARRY A PAPER MAP (I will bring some), and you may eventually figure out how to get back to Bedford.

Still, this is Indiana, so there are no mountains to get trapped behind. Or bears. I did see a camel once.

Except for the "short" route, these make for a VERY long, exhausting day of intense twisties; there are lots of opportunities for shortcutting loops as needed, so please take advantage of these as you see fit.

Bedford 1 - 280 miles
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/ma...rd-1-280mi?u=i
https://www.bwringer.com/gs/bcgsrall...-280-miles.gpx
Starting at the Rosemount Motel in Bedford. Nice paved twisty road track. 280 miles. Includes detour around 2021 construction on 145 south of Birdseye. This is no longer needed, so stay on 145; it's much more fun. This one mostly goes south of Bedford.

Bedford 2 - 305 miles
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/ma...-305-miles?u=i
https://www.bwringer.com/gs/bcgsrall...-305-miles.gpx
Nice scenic twisty road track starting at the Rosemount Motel in Bedford, Indiana. Paved. 305 miles is a lot, so choose where to cut off a loop by continuing on a main road as needed. Wesley Chapel Gulf, Orangeville Rise, Story, Tulip Trestle, etc. Includes small detour around construction on 135 for 2021 that isn't needed, but may be worth a look if you're curious. This one mostly goes north of Bedford.

BC North Short - 115 miles
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/ma...orth-short?u=i
https://www.bwringer.com/gs/bcgsrall...orth-Short.gpx
About 115 miles, originating from Bedford, IN. Nice shorter route, mostly north of Bedford.

BC Rally Southern Classic - 289 miles
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/ma...th-classic?u=i
https://www.bwringer.com/gs/bcgsrall...rn-Classic.gpx
Starting from Bedford, IN, the classic southern route. Incredibly scenic and twisty. Closely related to Bedford 1.

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And here are images you can print if you're so inclined and happen to have access to a larger format color laser:
One more thing... if you like paper maps and have access to a color laser printer, this is an old one that still mostly works that you could print, or print in sections. This covers the "northern" stuff. Ignore the stuff about breakfast, lunch, etc.

This is a large image file, 3MB:

https://www.bwringer.com/gs/images/bc2008_map_hq.jpg

This is the southern part of the state. No routes marked, just a map. Again, this is a pretty large image, 3.4MB:

https://www.bwringer.com/gs/images/southern_in.jpg

I will print out and bring some copies of these if you aren't able to print them. As with any paper map, these sort of fudge a lot of details. And they are pretty old, so some things are a little different now (for example, IN-37/237 around Tell City has been reconfigured.)

[bwringer]

One more thing: Room rates have been unchanged for several years. I keep telling Jay to charge this bunch more to compensate for the plumbing abuse, but he likes us or something:

Single room, 1 or 2 people: $50/night + 12% tax = $56.00/per night
Double room (two beds), 1 or 2 people: $55/night + 12% tax = $61.60/per night
Third and fourth person: add $10+tax per night per person.

[Redman]

This one came down to the wire. The wife's surgery is scheduled for her tumor removal is July 2nd. I will be in attendance this year, as will Steve Graham. I think we will have a passenger this year too.

That said, anyone out there in GS world have a clutch cable that'll fit an 82 650G? I try not to ride without a spare these days. I'll bring cash, or do venmo, PayPal or whatever works.

Good that you can make it Brenden.

As it happens, I have already packed spare clutch cable in the rear trunk so that will be available if needed. (although is for 1100G. I understand that the 650s was the model that had the most unique parts.)

[storm 64]

Rich should have smooth sailing to my house. We've been having pop-up thunderstorms lately but tonight it's just hot and humid! I hope he arrives hungry, because I'm making my famous Sloppy Joe's!

[marvinsc]

IMG_7042 by Scott Marvin, on Flickr Loaded and locked down. Ready to roll North on I-69 Tomorrow......it has been a while, 2018 I think.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

They fit! On our way!

[Spyder]

Welp, my charging issues have NOT been solved as of this posting. James will be heading out this morning and meeting up at the Mayberry. I will be waiting on parts...
I SHOULD be getting parts tomorrow afternoon. I will get them installed, test, and hopefully head down after that. So with luck I will see everyone Friday late afternoon.

[jpaul]

Left at 7:00 this morning. I’m just finishing up lunch at a rest area. The only problem so far is my hydration pack won’t let me drink water. I’ll have to stop more often, but my ETA is probably between 6 &7.

[Jedz123]

Travel safe my dudes!

Enjoy the rides, time together and the scenery!

And keep us posted with pics.

Best,