ADV Rider style shop in East TN

Minimike · 09-28-2007, 10:35 AM

Hi fellow ADV Riders!

My wife & I have opened a small gear shop in Tellico Plains, TN just off the Cherohala Skyway, and about 45 minutes from Deals Gap / 129 “the Dragon”. The shop is on the town square in Tellico Plains.

In the few weeks that we have been open, we are now the largest Olympia Moto Sport dealer in TN. We carry women’s & men’s jackets and pants.

We have Wolfman Luggage

Marsee luggage, Tech Mounts, and Powerlets

ADV Rider Shirts (purchased from Ink, Inc – the ADV Rider vendor, so ADVRider.com gets their $ support)

ADV Rider decals (purchased from Gadget Boy – the ADV Rider vendor, so ADVRider.com gets their $ support)

Here's the pig I shot in 1988 8-miles up Rafter RD. I rode my Blue & White R100GS up from Orlando to go pig hunting with a friend of mine. I've been coming up to the area ever since. When my wife suggested we move here & open our own shop I was estatic!

We are also sponsoring the ADV Rider 2nd Annual Airhead Rally in Tellico Plains that is being held on Oct 12th-14th and the KLR650 Tour de Tellico in the Spring! The shop is donating 5 door prizes, 15% off coupons for all the attendees, and we're making a beer run for the rally!

Also this Spring, the shop will be conducting monthly shop ADV rides into the Cherokee National Forest and the surrounding area! The rides will be posted on the ADV Regional board, as well as our web site.

Sorry folks, we don’t do mail order. Currently we’re too small. Maybe we can next year. You can see our website at www.tellicomoto.com

If you ride in & make a purchase, I will ship your old gear home for FREE!

Our thanks to ADVRider.com for the site & the opportunity to post on the vendor forum! We’ll bring the a load of beer for the Airhead Rally in a couple weeks to show our appreciation!

Mike & Cherie Dozier
Tellico Motorcycle Outfitters

Kainic · 09-28-2007, 11:17 AM

Looks good. Good luck with your business.

GB · 09-28-2007, 05:36 PM

Wow!! What a beautiful store and merchandise!! I'd blow some serious dough on your Olympica gear! Glad to see the decals arrived quickly. Be sure to stick one on your front door to fly the ADV flag!!

When I'm down there again, I'll have to come and visit!! I hope many inmates stop by to say hello and try on some cool new gear.

PackMule · 09-28-2007, 06:57 PM

Very cool. Thanks for supporting ADV, I hope you reap the rewards in return.

Want to open a NH branch?

* SHAG * · 09-28-2007, 07:22 PM

Cool, I'll try to pop in there next week when I'm down there.

kildala2000 · 09-28-2007, 09:00 PM

Hello from the GWN,

As vendor on this site just wanted to wish all the best on your new venture.

Take Care,
Rick

Behindbars · 09-28-2007, 11:10 PM

Cool store. We will definitely stop by. Do ya'll have a set hours of business?

Minimike · 09-29-2007, 06:24 AM

Thanks for all the positve comments! The shop is currently open Tuesday thru Saturday 9am to 5pm, and Sundays 10am to 4pm.

That being said, I've been open as late as 9pm, and have opened up on Mondays. Tellico's a very small town & every one knows me as "the guy with the bike shop". So when a rider needs something it's not unusual for a local to point me out across a parking lot.

I've also closed early on very slow days to go ride with customers! I love this town and all the cool roads around here! It's so rare for me to drive the car that I often can't remember where the keys to it are! Even on the days I drive in, there's a bike & gear at the shop waiting!

daimmel · 09-29-2007, 07:51 AM

very cool Hope it works out well for you!!

Groomez · 09-29-2007, 11:46 AM

Hey I'll have to head up there on a weekend sometime! Good lookin' shop

GapRunr · 09-29-2007, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Minimike

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Hi fellow ADV Riders!

My wife & I have opened a small gear shop in Tellico Plains, TN just off the Cherohala Skyway, and about 45 minutes from Deals Gap / 129 “the Dragon”. The shop is on the town square in Tellico Plains.

Nice shop, but you might want to update your location info. Even if I was guaranteed I would be able to keep my license and not get a ticket, I could never make it from Deals Gap to your shop in 45 minutes. It's a distance of 65 miles if you cut through Joyce Kilmer. On a good day, with little traffic, and a decent radar detector you might be able to make it in an hour and 15 minutes, but that would put you at risk of losing your license. Most people need closer to two hours to make it from the Gap to Tellico Plains.

beemerinwyo · 09-29-2007, 08:07 PM

I wanna go to Tellico now! I've never been to TN, but when I do, I know where one of my "definite" stops will be....

Good luck, I too hope you reap many rewards on your new venture!

Are you sure you don't want to move to Wyoming? Right next to Yellowstone!!

Minimike · 10-02-2007, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by GapRunr

It's a distance of 65 miles if you cut through Joyce Kilmer.

The fastest route for me is to go up 360, right on 411, right on 72, and then right on 129. It takes me about 15 minutes to get up to 411; and, then about 40 minutes to get to the Western side of the Dragon. I usually go at my "maximum safe top speed", pass a few cruisers or tourers, & get passed myself by the race replica riders.

Going around the Eastern route is definately longer and slower. There are fewer passing zones, more LEO's(NC side of the Skyway), and slower moving traffic. You can't be in a rush on this route. You have to be in the relaxed, see the sites mode. I made the mistake of taking this route last week for my meeting with Ink, Inc for the ADV t-shirts. Needless to say, I was late for the meeting.

Tbone · 10-02-2007, 09:12 AM

I'll make sure to stop by next time I'm up . Looks great !

NaDSoB · 10-02-2007, 09:42 AM

WOW! What a great looking place! I'll definitely be stopping in whenever I'm in the area. What lines of boots do you carry? I've been looking to try on some Gaerne "Balance" boots, but haven't been able to find a store stocking them.
Thanks for supporting ADVRIDER, and I wish you much success and happiness!

Rob

09-28-2007, 10:35 AM	#1
Minimike ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Tellico Plains, TN Oddometer: 859	ADV Rider style shop in East TN Hi fellow ADV Riders! My wife & I have opened a small gear shop in Tellico Plains, TN just off the Cherohala Skyway, and about 45 minutes from Deals Gap / 129 “the Dragon”. The shop is on the town square in Tellico Plains. In the few weeks that we have been open, we are now the largest Olympia Moto Sport dealer in TN. We carry women’s & men’s jackets and pants. We have Wolfman Luggage Marsee luggage, Tech Mounts, and Powerlets ADV Rider Shirts (purchased from Ink, Inc – the ADV Rider vendor, so ADVRider.com gets their $ support) ADV Rider decals (purchased from Gadget Boy – the ADV Rider vendor, so ADVRider.com gets their $ support) Here's the pig I shot in 1988 8-miles up Rafter RD. I rode my Blue & White R100GS up from Orlando to go pig hunting with a friend of mine. I've been coming up to the area ever since. When my wife suggested we move here & open our own shop I was estatic! We are also sponsoring the ADV Rider 2nd Annual Airhead Rally in Tellico Plains that is being held on Oct 12th-14th and the KLR650 Tour de Tellico in the Spring! The shop is donating 5 door prizes, 15% off coupons for all the attendees, and we're making a beer run for the rally! Also this Spring, the shop will be conducting monthly shop ADV rides into the Cherokee National Forest and the surrounding area! The rides will be posted on the ADV Regional board, as well as our web site. Sorry folks, we don’t do mail order. Currently we’re too small. Maybe we can next year. You can see our website at www.tellicomoto.com If you ride in & make a purchase, I will ship your old gear home for FREE! Our thanks to ADVRider.com for the site & the opportunity to post on the vendor forum! We’ll bring the a load of beer for the Airhead Rally in a couple weeks to show our appreciation! Mike & Cherie Dozier Tellico Motorcycle Outfitters __________________ Tellico Motorcycle Outfitters 106a Scott Street Tellico Plains, TN 37385 423-253-2088 http://tellicomoto.com The great riding pleasure is "to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women", all from a smaller, less powerful bike.

09-28-2007, 05:36 PM	#3
GB Mod Squad Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Oddometer: 53,498	Wow!! What a beautiful store and merchandise!! I'd blow some serious dough on your Olympica gear! Glad to see the decals arrived quickly. Be sure to stick one on your front door to fly the ADV flag!! When I'm down there again, I'll have to come and visit!! I hope many inmates stop by to say hello and try on some cool new gear. __________________ ADV decals, patches & flag? Here

09-28-2007, 06:57 PM	#4
PackMule love what you do Joined: Aug 2005 Location: New Hampshah Oddometer: 19,441	Very cool. Thanks for supporting ADV, I hope you reap the rewards in return. Want to open a NH branch? __________________ Nate in N.E. Yes, I have a Dakar problem -- that there are 50 weeks of the year without Dakar! They don't expect you to finish. That's why it's the Dakar. -- PPiA Get your sweet Pyndon DakARTwork here Pyndon '13

09-28-2007, 07:22 PM	#5
* SHAG * Unstable Joined: Nov 2001 Location: Bradford, Pa Oddometer: 3,923	Cool, I'll try to pop in there next week when I'm down there. __________________ Go like hell, You'll get there quicker! 99-RT- Graphite 50k Gone 01-GS- Mandarin 42k Gone 05-GS- Rock Red 83k 06-GS- Dakar-40k Sold

09-28-2007, 09:00 PM	#6
kildala2000 The GS Store. Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Northern BC Canada Oddometer: 2,011	Welcome Hello from the GWN, As vendor on this site just wanted to wish all the best on your new venture. Take Care, Rick

09-28-2007, 11:17 AM	#2
Kainic Almost there Joined: Oct 2005 Location: S. CT Oddometer: 308	Looks good. Good luck with your business.

09-28-2007, 11:10 PM	#7
Behindbars Let's Ride Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Groves,TX Oddometer: 611	Cool store. We will definitely stop by. Do ya'll have a set hours of business? __________________ 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14 2009 KTM 950 Super Enduro

09-29-2007, 06:24 AM	#8
Minimike ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Tellico Plains, TN Oddometer: 859	Thanks for all the positve comments! The shop is currently open Tuesday thru Saturday 9am to 5pm, and Sundays 10am to 4pm. That being said, I've been open as late as 9pm, and have opened up on Mondays. Tellico's a very small town & every one knows me as "the guy with the bike shop". So when a rider needs something it's not unusual for a local to point me out across a parking lot. I've also closed early on very slow days to go ride with customers! I love this town and all the cool roads around here! It's so rare for me to drive the car that I often can't remember where the keys to it are! Even on the days I drive in, there's a bike & gear at the shop waiting! __________________ Tellico Motorcycle Outfitters 106a Scott Street Tellico Plains, TN 37385 423-253-2088 http://tellicomoto.com The great riding pleasure is "to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women", all from a smaller, less powerful bike.

09-29-2007, 07:51 AM	#9
daimmel Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Oddometer: 153	very cool Hope it works out well for you!! __________________ http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/index.php?vst=44992 If You need me I'll be on the Sporty!! David

09-29-2007, 11:46 AM	#10
Groomez Yep that'll do it Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Spartanburg, SC Oddometer: 500	Hey I'll have to head up there on a weekend sometime! Good lookin' shop __________________ *RIP #58*

09-29-2007, 08:07 PM	#12
beemerinwyo Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Cody, WY just East of Yellowstone Oddometer: 170	I wanna go to Tellico now! I've never been to TN, but when I do, I know where one of my "definite" stops will be.... Good luck, I too hope you reap many rewards on your new venture! Are you sure you don't want to move to Wyoming? Right next to Yellowstone!! __________________ "Your future hasn't been written yet. No-one's has. Your future is whatever you make it - so make it a good one." Back To The Future 2007 R1200 GS ADV 2003 DRZ400 I used to ride a Harley

10-02-2007, 09:12 AM	#14
Tbone off-ramp slayer Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa Oddometer: 4,035	I'll make sure to stop by next time I'm up . Looks great !

10-02-2007, 09:42 AM	#15
NaDSoB Another asshole on a KLR Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Oddometer: 363	nice shop! WOW! What a great looking place! I'll definitely be stopping in whenever I'm in the area. What lines of boots do you carry? I've been looking to try on some Gaerne "Balance" boots, but haven't been able to find a store stocking them. Thanks for supporting ADVRIDER, and I wish you much success and happiness! Rob __________________ "Tire tracks and broken hearts, that's all we're leaving behind. It doesn't matter what we're losing, it only matters what we're going to find!" Meat Loaf from "A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste", Lyrics by Jim Steinman

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