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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

Good for you Bob. Finally back on the bike eh? Here's to hoping that you will ride forever. See you in the Ozarks?
 
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Stopped for lunch before heading home. My friend Ron was at the place I stopped, with his new hot rod. (Wrecked the last one)

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I can see, with places like that, you wanting to get out for a ride (dispite what apprehensions you may have). Good.

Also interesting that you have been there, what, about a year, and you get out and see folks you know. Good.
 
Charmayne and I took off yesterday morning for her first ride on her own bike through Kentucky (she's ridden on the back of mine there before). As her max distance has only been about 220 miles I decided to keep the trip somewhat easy on her limiting her first day to 200 miles and finishing up with 177 miles today. We left the house mid-morning yesterday and headed over to our normal route through Caesars Creek than south to OH-763 into Aberdeen OH. Now this has been a nice stretch of road in the past that I could take at a reasonably quick pace but on this day we fought 90+ degree weather and the stupid tar snakes that made some of our turns very hair raising to say the least. However, we made it to Aberdeen for lunch and gas for her bike then made our way into Kentucky on HWY 10 then over to HWY 22. We stopped in Falmouth for a water break than jumped back on 22 headed for our stop in Carrollton.

This morning after breakfast we then hit the road for Clifty Falls in Indiana and the run home back to Ohio. She is extremely ecstatic over her ride through Kentucky and has already made it known she wants to head back. As I want to make my way back into West Virginia, we may head east to Huntington some time in the next couple of weeks.

Some pictures:

The route:
Charmayne and I Kentucky by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Charmayne at a KY-22 water/picture stop in a church parking lot
Charmayne on KY-22 by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Some farmland before reaching Carrollton
Farm Land outside of Carrollton by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Once we got to Carrollton and had dinner, we took a walk down the road to look at this old barn
Carrollton KY Barn by Scott Baker, on Flickr

And to get a picture of the sunset
Kentucky Sunset by Scott Baker, on Flickr

I've been around a lot of barns in my life but I've never seen one raised off the ground like this. Would anyone have an idea why?
Carrollton KY Lifted Barn by Scott Baker, on Flickr

The upper portion of Great Clifty Falls
Upper Great Clifty Falls by Scott Baker, on Flickr

And the lower portion; the water flow wasn't that strong and we couldn't get any closer so it's hard to see
Lower Great Clifty Falls by Scott Baker, on Flickr
 
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Charmayne at a KY-22 water/picture stop in a church parking lot
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Good to hear of your father-daughter adventure.

ANd nice that you included the road in this picture.
 
Been a bit warm in southern Ohio lately so I try to get out early and ride before the heat and humidity gets ugly. Put 130 miles on the 850 this morning and stopped at Paint Creek Lake dam for a water in, water out break.

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NavyDad said:
Been a bit warm in southern Ohio lately so I try to get out early and ride before the heat and humidity gets ugly. Put 130 miles on the 850 this morning and stopped at Paint Creek Lake dam for a water in, water out break.

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Good lookin' 850 you got there. I know what you mean about the weather getting ugly early; it has been awfully warm here in Ann Arbor as well; 95 during the day and 75 at night. Ugh.

And your description of your break made me chuckle; I had never heard it put quite that way. Thanks for sharing. :)
 
Took the ole' B-12 in this AM. I'm really enjoying the bike without the fairing... Beast!
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I offered to let a buddy ride my KLR last night and he handed me the key to his little scooter so I could follow along.



It was a first for both of us. He had a blast on the Kaw and so did I on his Gold Wing. It's a 40th anniversary edition, 1800cc monster! Unbelievably nimble for a giant bike!
 
Nice Roger! I hope to get my Goldwing cherry popped when I go to the Traveling Picnic this year!
 
Redman said:
You dee-Scalated your Bandit 1200S.
Maybe just for summer....?
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The fairing is looking pretty tattered, 90K (Mostly Jedz enduced)miles will do that I guess. Haha

A good friend of mine often says after my modifications such as this; it’s been Justi(n)fied
 
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The view from a Katana front fender. Nice ride yesterday evening in the flat lands of Essex County, Ontario. Taken on County Road 42 heading east, just northwest of Comber. Apologies for the smudge in the centre - GoPro vs. Bug.

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Jedz123 said:
The fairing is looking pretty tattered, 90K (Mostly Jedz enduced)miles will do that I guess. Haha

A good friend of mine often says after my modifications such as this; it’s been Justi(n)fied
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Justin, I sent you a PM on Tuesday. Did you not get it? Is your inbox full?
 
Last couple weeks have been busy, called back into work on a couple occasions and other stuff going on. Have only gottten out for a couple short early morning rides.

Had stuff going on today too, but said, "pouiee" on some of that stuff, am going for a ride this afternoon.
Got out for a couple hours, rode a known fun road along the Muskegon River.
Went past a road that looked interesting on the map, curvey, over some creeks and some small lakes nearby, ..... I have said I was going to try some day, so today I took it.
Went about a mile then was "Pavement Ends" sign.
Ahhh, but bike was already dirty, so keept going since was good gravel road.
Found some intersting places
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Then road turned into more dirt and sand than gravel so turned around.

No pics from the rest of the travels.
Was good to get out for a couple hours.
 
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Redman said:
Last couple weeks have been busy, called back into work on a couple occasions and other stuff going on. Have only gottten out for a couple short early morning rides.
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Sounds like someone needs to retire....;)
 
Baatfam said:
Sounds like someone needs to retire....;)
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You understand, Bob.
Yes, that is what I siad to myself. I said I am retired now, but am not doing some of the things I thought I was going to be doing.... so some of this stuff I AM doing is just going to have to wait.
 
Here's a few from the past month or so. I've gone on a couple of camping trips on my GS750 and done a bunch of riding with my buddy with a 1977 GS550.

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Representing the GS at a motorcycle night here in Boston:

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In other news, I came home yesterday to find my GS750 on it's side on the road yesterday. Somebody backed into it and took off. No note and it's the second time it's happened in the past year...
 
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