Originally Posted by
DropBarFan
On late-fall Blue Ridge Parkway tour I saw lots of moto tourers but zero bicycle tourers. Moto folks were always polite, sometimes even waving "hi".
Personally I understand that the Blue Ridge Parkway is primarily intended as a motorway. It's a wonderful way for two & four wheeled vehicles to appreciate the beautiful area at a slower and more leisurely pace (45mph), versus the 70mph interstates. That said, I do have a problem with NOISY Harleys blaring though the wilderness when there are clearly other quieter two-wheeled-motor-vehicles (eg. Honda, BMW). I agree that most the riders I've met are polite and enjoying themselves, but are also oblivious to fact that they are selfishly infringing on others via unnecessary NOISE pollution. </2cents>