Author Topic: 20 Rides 100miles or more, in 2020.. (Read 39394 times)

bender01 · « **Reply #125 on:** April 02, 2020, 04:11:41 PM »

Had an idea of a ride with the local southeast to go to Sturgis. Its in August. Hadn't mentioned to anyone yet. Should be thrifty and lean by then here!

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #126 on:** April 02, 2020, 04:53:38 PM »

Quote from: bender01 on April 02, 2020, 04:11:41 PM

Had an idea of a ride with the local southeast to go to Sturgis. Its in August. Hadn't mentioned to anyone yet. Should be thrifty and lean by then here!

Lets hope that this whole Corona Virus thing is done and dusted by then mate, or else you'll have to settle for re-runs of last years event on Youtube!

dave500 · « **Reply #127 on:** April 03, 2020, 01:45:17 AM »

im still doing a coupla hundred kays per day at work in the truck,its gonna have to count as its the only way at the moment,so far,i win?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #128 on:** April 03, 2020, 03:11:04 AM »

Is motorcycling banned in QLD Dave? I read last night that it's still legit in all states except QLD and NSW, which might still be OK, but the author hadn't had a reply back from the RTA/DMV from those two states? If I want to go for a ride on the weekend I'll have to take my jump starter pack over to the storage facility and fire up the VFR or Triumph Rocket III, or Yamaha FJR1300, or BMW K100RS. I'm not sure if self storage places are "essential services" so my only (legally) rideable bikes might be locked up, and locked down. Bugger...........

dave500 · « **Reply #129 on:** April 03, 2020, 04:26:18 AM »

yeah we are right on the border Terry and can criss /cross it easy just doing our normal sort of run?ive probably done more miles in nsw than qld where i live no #$%*,so anyway,about this prize?

BallAquatics · « **Reply #130 on:** April 06, 2020, 04:40:52 PM »

Beautiful day here in central Ohio. Down and back to Hocking Hills State Park. Just a bit less than 200 miles total. The roads around the park are so curvy, my cheeks are hurting from too much smiling.

Got a little better than 45 mpg.

Dennis

Kevin D · « **Reply #131 on:** April 06, 2020, 07:25:50 PM »

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The roads around the park are so curvy,

Hey Dennis, it looks like a great area for motorcycling. Tried to get GZ to the Ohio hills on one of his visits. Can you tell or post your route?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #132 on:** April 07, 2020, 02:34:15 AM »

Be careful out there guys, if you come off and have to be taken to hospital, you might end up with something worse than road rash.

BallAquatics · « **Reply #133 on:** April 07, 2020, 09:27:03 AM »

Quote from: Kevin D on April 06, 2020, 07:25:50 PM

Hey Dennis, it looks like a great area for motorcycling. Tried to get GZ to the Ohio hills on one of his visits. Can you tell or post your route?

Hi Kevin, I'm based in the Urbana area so I just take Ohio State Route 56 South.

Route 56 is good pavement and just curvy enough to hold your attention. It really starts getting good though after you pass through Laurelville. When you get to Hocking Hills State Park you have two choices off of route 56. Either State Route 374, or State Route 664, both are highly recommended. Actually once you are this far south in Ohio, any of the 3 digit state routes are excellent.
State Route 374

State Route 664

Enjoy - Dennis

Kevin D · « **Reply #134 on:** April 07, 2020, 10:51:56 AM »

Thanks Dennis. My very first overnight CB trip was to my aunt & uncles place in WCH Fayette county, summer 1970, on my shiny new candy blue green K0. On other trips I went on from there down 35 to family in WV, then Blue Ridge, Smokies, all a long time ago. I have never wandered onto the roads you have mapped here but maybe since my son is riding and looking to travel, they might be in my near future.

754 · « **Reply #135 on:** April 07, 2020, 01:49:24 PM »

Can't wait to go riding, on these backroads in WA state, but it's going to be a while looks like.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #136 on:** April 07, 2020, 06:58:24 PM »

California has gotten nuts with their lockdown. 3 deputies went out off the coast and arrested a lone kayaker who was out for some exercise and put him in jail. Lady who want out for drive and stopped by her storage unit ended up arrested for joy riding...

Other states have had similar draconian measures taken. Those are two of the ones I have heard about. Welcome to the police state.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #137 on:** April 07, 2020, 07:56:41 PM »

We're allowed to exercise here, but of course teenagers are taking advantage of it and all meeting up in public parks to "exercise", and not keeping their "social distances". Apparently motorcycling is considered exercise, so I will take advantage of it, but I'll keep to back roads away from the cops, which I prefer, anyway. I don't have a problem with the lockdown laws, we've got relatively few CV cases here in my state (and in Oz, in general) so as long as people continue to do the right thing, this situation should be over sooner, rather than later.

scottly · « **Reply #138 on:** April 07, 2020, 09:58:37 PM »

Quote from: RAF122S on April 07, 2020, 06:58:24 PM

California has gotten nuts with their lockdown. 3 deputies went out off the coast and arrested a lone kayaker who was out for some exercise and put him in jail. Lady who want out for drive and stopped by her storage unit ended up arrested for joy riding...

Just where in California did these events agilely happen, David? My mom and two sisters live in Santa Maria, in Northern Santa Barbara County, and are not under "lock down". A third sister lives in Nipomo, which is just over the county line in SLO county, where they are under more stringent restrictions.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #139 on:** April 08, 2020, 01:38:08 AM »

LA, was a paddle boarder...
Memory is failing apparently...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-03/paddle-boarder-arrested-in-malibu-after-flouting-coronavirus-closures

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #140 on:** April 08, 2020, 04:46:11 PM »

Frank....... got in a 20/20 yesterday. Needed some stuff at Canadian Tire. They are closed but still filling “phone in” orders (their on line shopping failed a few days ago, too much demand!). They brought my order out (bar oil and some other small stuff) and dropped it in the KLR’s bag. Never had to touch it! Cool, clear afternoon, so I wasted an hour on the way home. Saw one other bike, and very little traffic. Roads still very dirty, but it was sweet!

lash · « **Reply #141 on:** April 08, 2020, 05:37:29 PM »

I’ve done 4 so far, 2 on the klr and 2 on the wing. Looks like fairly crappy weather for the next while, so when it finally clears up the 750’s will come out of the basement and I can do some serious mileage!

dave500 · « **Reply #142 on:** April 09, 2020, 02:06:42 AM »

we aint allowed out all easter,that gives me a good 4 days to do some fettling on my new toy the 600,the speedos gonna stay on these kays till its registered.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #143 on:** April 09, 2020, 05:50:58 AM »

2-3” of fresh snow on the ground this am! Aaaargh.

dave500 · « **Reply #144 on:** April 10, 2020, 04:32:50 AM »

ya need a tt600,they melt snow in their path,flatten mountains and pretty big hills,smooth gullys over and make slippery red clay easily ridable,rough wash board roads become like billiard tables.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #145 on:** April 10, 2020, 06:06:31 AM »

Dave..... The bike’s not the problem! The KLR has all those features. It’s ME, I’m sick of the stuff!

754 · « **Reply #146 on:** April 19, 2020, 05:54:38 PM »

Whoo Hooo knocked off my first one today, 19 to go .. watch out guys, Frank us on the loose and riding..
160 miles today..

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #147 on:** April 19, 2020, 06:33:11 PM »

Good job Frank, looks good. Hopefully my VFR750 battery will materialise by the weekend, as Saturday is looking good.

seanbarney41 · « **Reply #148 on:** April 19, 2020, 06:47:49 PM »

Well, was a beautiful day in Michigan today...but I did not do the 100 miles. I only did about 25...but it was on a crf450 riding tight twisty single track trails through a beautiful forest. My ass is beat. I crashed some lol...but it was fun. Sorry no pics. I spent all my off bike time trying to catch enough breath to keep up with my more experienced buddy.

754 · « **Reply #149 on:** April 19, 2020, 06:56:50 PM »

A few more pics. 4 of us went, one was my son on his Interceptor. And a V-Strom and a Shadow.
We split up in Oliver BC, 2 went over the mountain, not a straight line and 10.7 miles of dirt road. My son and his buddy took the longer way, beat us by 10 minutes.
I hit something yellow, or it hit me, left a mark on my forehead.

The red line on the map is the Canada USA border , Oliver is on Hwy 97 . The map is accurate except for that straight line between Oliver and Cawston.

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