BACKROADS • AUGUST 2021
WE’RE OUTTA HERE Two Wheels of Suches 1915 HWY 60, Suches, GA 706-973-1671 twowheelsofsuches.com It is always a good thing when you are happily and heartily welcomed as a motorcycle rider entering an inn, lodge, or hotel. Even these days we have heard of riders summarily turned away by innkeepers who would rather have a room vacant than to rent it to a “marauding biker.” We all know the stereotype is just that; but there are places - some in phenomenal regions – that prefer the two-wheel adventurer. A few months back we got a chance to experience this hospitality first hand. Welcome to Two Wheels of Suches. We had visited here many years back with our friends Jim and Marty who had us as guests in northern Georgia and wanted to show off their backyard. TWO at Suches was one of the first places they brought us. A few years later we sadly heard the place was closing but it has had a breathtaking rebirth. Thanks to motorcycle enthusiast and resident of Suches, Bill Johnston, who has been riding the North Georgia mountain roads since the early 1990s, purchasing the property, along with additional land in order to expand the campground and attract larger rallies. For many years he was a frequent camper and diner back when the founders, Frank and Jeannie Cheek, ran the campground. Bill knew how important TWO was and tends to do things solidly and impressively. Today Two Wheels of Suches, a truly historic motorcycle landmark, is open for business and provides meals,
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a weekend destinationkeeping you on the backroads lodging and camping to riders, as well as to the general Suches and North Georgia community. The gravel lot is now paved and eight comfortable and cozy cabins with two double beds each line the back of the property. Camping spots abound and the bathroom and shower facilities are the best we have ever seen in any campground.
Other additions that Bill has made have been to expand the campgrounds, add in very neat TWO fire rings, camp grills, free Wi-Fi, a motorcycle loading and unloading ramp, and ample and comfortable seating on the porch for watching the riders coming and going. The lodge is the true centerpiece of TWO, and there are a few rooms here as well. The din-
