Blue Ridge Parkway Trip: George and Charlie’s Bikes
George Vondriska & Charlie van DusartzDescription
The bike style
Charlie and I are both riding baggers. A bagger is typically defined as a bike with a fairing along with side bags and/or compartments to hold stuff. Planning on 15 days on our bikes, we’re definitely going to have stuff.
My bike
I’m riding a 2009 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic with 40,000 miles. I bought the bike used a few months before the trip. What a great ride!! I’ve tried a number of other brands and styles of bikes, and can’t get over how well the Harley handles.
Charlie’s bike
Charlie is riding a 2019 Road Glide. He admits that it took him a little bit to get used to the Road Glide compared to his older Ultra Classic, but he loves it. He purchased the bike with only 200 miles on it as a salvage bike and redid A LOT of the plastic on the bike, including doing a black cherry pearl paint job. It looks amazing in the sun.
Charlie is also working on a salvaged 2009 Street Glide. It needs a lot of cosmetic work, which he’ll spend the winter months working on.
If you’re looking for a project bike check out auction sites such as Crashed Toys.
Other trips
Be sure to check out other Ride and Rally trips in our archives.
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