Al Bates Posted February 14, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 14, 2008 Anyone going to the 2008 Honda Hoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegscraper Posted February 14, 2008 Share #2 Posted February 14, 2008 Al, i was wondering if you were the guy that convinced me to buy a venture at the country inn in Knoxville last summer.i was there with my wife riding a red Honda saber. the guy i was talking to was riding a black venture and his brother was on a white venture. they were also from Dearborn.if it was you thanks for the info on this website. John, Yes it was me at the Honda Hoot last year, good to here from you. How do you like your new RSV? Are you planing on going to the Hoot this year? Hope to see you at some of the Michigan / Canadian Meets this year. Huh? Sounds like you're talking to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Popeye Posted February 14, 2008 Share #3 Posted February 14, 2008 What is a Honda Hoot? I was born & raised in Detroit, but never heard of that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Mama Posted February 15, 2008 Share #4 Posted February 15, 2008 Here is the site for the Honda Hoot. http://www.hondahoot.com/brochure.aspx?bhcp=1 Ron and I have gone 2 times, there are all kinds of bike there. It starts June 17 and goes through June 21st. And of course, the Smokeys are near by. There are Demo rides of all the main makes of bikes and plenty of vendors. Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Popeye Posted February 16, 2008 Share #5 Posted February 16, 2008 I thought from top post it was in MI. Knoxville looks like a LOT of city ['city' is a 4 letter word for us]. We ended-up on the KC bypass by mistake last Spring & had to play 'chicken' with rush hour idiots for more than an hour. Ought to be plenty of stuff outside of city, though. Would be a good ride from here & it's easy to see from pics that ANY kind of scoot fits in well, even crotch-rockets. This seems worth checking out, since we're both off work in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Mama Posted February 16, 2008 Share #6 Posted February 16, 2008 Yes, we actually had more fun in the parking lot, looking at the bikes and talking to the people. There are a bunch of vendors and all kinds of demo rides you can sign up for. I think it is worth the trip. Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denden Posted February 16, 2008 Share #7 Posted February 16, 2008 Vicki and I have gonne to the Hoot many times. From the Detroit area, Knoxville is about a 12 hour ride, so it's one long day or 2 short days away. We spend a day shopping all the vendors (indoors and outside). You have to pre-register early to go on any of self-guided group rides, no last minute sign-ups allowed. Their rides always include a lunch at an interesting place. And the Smokeys are near enough for a day trip. Smokey Mountain National Park, the Cherahola Parkway, Blue Ridge Parkway...some of the best motorcycle roads in the U.S.A. It's a great way to spend a week. Book a motel early (now), the rooms fill up fast. All the parking lots are full of bikes, and all the bikers are friendly and like to talk. We always have a great time there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adventurer 08 Posted February 17, 2008 Share #8 Posted February 17, 2008 my wife and i have gone the last two years and it a blast!!!!!!!!! good rides and lots of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Popeye Posted February 17, 2008 Share #9 Posted February 17, 2008 The mileage looks doable, but laws state we can not travel through Illinois legally. This causes quite a detour, with an overnight stop. Otherwise, it would have only been 675 miles; an all day ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeperhawk Posted February 17, 2008 Share #10 Posted February 17, 2008 The mileage looks doable, but laws state we can not travel through Illinois legally. This causes quite a detour, with an overnight stop. Otherwise, it would have only been 675 miles; an all day ride. Okay, I have to bite. Just why can't you travel through Illinois legally? When I go to Kansas, I go through Nashville up to St.Louis, then across Missouri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86er Posted February 18, 2008 Share #11 Posted February 18, 2008 I gotta admit that I'm wondering the same thing! Besides, it's a much better ride to come down 13 through Springfield and 65 through the Ozarks into Arkansas and across to Tennessee. If you prefer highways you can jump on I40 once you get to Arkansas. Or you can come down through Poplar Bluff and Kennett (proudly proclaimed hometown of Sheryl Crowe!) And cross the Mighty Mississip on I155 and through Jackson to I40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Popeye Posted February 18, 2008 Share #12 Posted February 18, 2008 Okay, I have to bite. Just why can't you travel through Illinois legally? Illinois, among some other states, has a 'restriction' that we consider unsafe. Don't want to open that subject up again. It looks like we could detour below Illinois & come up through Tennessee. That would be a great ride. A bit of a 'U' shape, but all the more time on the scoot ....& more to see. Great timing for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lone Wolf Posted February 18, 2008 Share #13 Posted February 18, 2008 Popeye, We too avoid Illinois until they provide peaceful passage! We ride all the way down to the Missouri Bootheel and then cut over East to TN. Been in the business to long not to be safe as posible! Have a great trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleeye Posted February 18, 2008 Share #14 Posted February 18, 2008 Illinois, among some other states, has a 'restriction' that we consider unsafe. And, why shouldn't we know what this is? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldandcrotchety Posted February 19, 2008 Share #15 Posted February 19, 2008 Does get the old curiosity up don't it? But if I was to guess.....and this is pure speculation, so I may be dead wrong, but I would guess that maybe Illinois don't allow modulating headlights????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KitCarson Posted February 19, 2008 Share #16 Posted February 19, 2008 I know what they are talking about....but not telling............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeperhawk Posted February 19, 2008 Share #17 Posted February 19, 2008 I know what they are talking about....but not telling............ Well, just looked up Illinois Motorcycle laws. Basically no different than most states. No helmet law and modulating headlights are allowed. So what is Illinois supposedly restricting? Here is the link to their laws http://home.ama-cycle.org/amaccess/laws/result.asp?state=il Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted February 19, 2008 Share #18 Posted February 19, 2008 Yeah, why can't we/you ride in Illinois??? GOT TO KNOW NOW.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkboard Posted February 19, 2008 Share #19 Posted February 19, 2008 Maybe outstanding arrest warrants??:rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkboard Posted February 19, 2008 Share #20 Posted February 19, 2008 I, and a couple of buddies are seriously considering the Hoot this year. It would be my first time, but I hear good reports from friends. I can't avoid Illinois though! I do live relatively near the border, so it's easy to get out. (when the ice melts!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Highway Posted February 19, 2008 Share #21 Posted February 19, 2008 Hey Al, Grew up lived in k-town. Now in Chattanooga. Go to hoot every year. Know all the good rides and eateries in the area. Let me know a location where you will stay and I will contact you. Wife and I ride all year when poss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Popeye Posted February 19, 2008 Share #22 Posted February 19, 2008 Don't mean to be rude about why we don't enter in Illinois, but it has nothing to do with scoots....just one of those 'personal' choices some folks tend to make. No reason for anyone not to ride through the place...... if you don't have a very specific list of places you won't/don't go. Just better to avoid needless debates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldandcrotchety Posted February 20, 2008 Share #23 Posted February 20, 2008 "but it has nothing to do with scoots....just one of those 'personal' choices some folks tend to make." OOOOOHHHHH!!!! OK, now I get it. Yep, you're absolutely right. Sure don't want to bring THAT up again. But me too....I would avoid that and other states for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturesway Posted February 20, 2008 Share #24 Posted February 20, 2008 If you ride a STAR motorcycle--Star days will be in Rogers-Bentonvile Arkansas in July--www.startouring.org---Went to star days in Chattanooga, Tenn. July 2007, and had a great time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Highway Posted February 20, 2008 Share #25 Posted February 20, 2008 Was there. How did you like our city? There is great riding here, hope you got to enjoy some of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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