Topic: Lets see your SOHC bike out on the road!

[newday777]

Looking good Stu where is that country road? And nice seat is that stock or aftermarket? I see the Honda logo on the back looks like a K2 seat....

Hey Andy
There is actually 2 different roads in those pics. 1st 5 pictures are in Hillsboro, River road up on the top of the hill and the last by the yellow colonial is right off Rt 31 in Greenfield across from Zephyr Lake. There are still some great treats of dirt roads scattered about that have been kept rustic of the early times where you can slow down and enjoy the real old fashioned life in the area, both of the roads are like that and great places to clear the mind. There are lots more still. Clear a day and I'll take you out and about to capture some.
My dad used to take us as a family out exploring the areas we lived in here and up in Maine. He used to carry his fly pole and we'd stop for a bit while he'd wet a fly or 2 crossing a brook over old wooden bridges. It put the love for the possibilities of adventures in me, and not just getting stuck in life traveling to get to some place.

[newday777]

And yes it is a K2 seat I bought locally last year.

[newday777]

I got the F0 out today for 50 miles on some nice Twisties!  Auburn Black diamond Road/Green Valley Road with the destination of Green River Gorge.Bike Ran awesome and it was Actually warm out! 72 F.

That looks like a great area to ride. I just looked it up on maps.

What is the red triangle on top of the sign?


I'm always a bit disappointed with my phone pictures after taking them, trying to capture the moment of the ride along a twisty river road, of the rises and dips as the road follows the rivers. The fast water always fizzles in the pictures......but the mind sure catches it all!

I was out late this afternoon and stopped by where a dairy farm was when I was a kid here, but was sold off into bite sized gentleman's horse properties. I was on my way to car night and wanted to catch the flowering trees before the rain washes the buds away tomorrow.

[PeWe]

I got the F0 out today for 50 miles on some nice Twisties!  Auburn Black diamond Road/Green Valley Road with the destination of Green River Gorge.Bike Ran awesome and it was Actually warm out! 72 F.

That looks like a great area to ride. I just looked it up on maps. What is the red triangle on top of the sign?
I'm always a bit disappointed with my phone pictures after taking them, trying to capture the moment of the ride along a twisty river road, of the rises and dips as the road follows the rivers. The fast water always fizzles in the pictures......but the mind sure catches it all!

I was out late this afternoon and stopped by where a dairy farm was when I was a kid here, but was sold off into bite sized gentleman's horse properties. I was on my way to car night and wanted to catch the flowering trees before the rain washes the buds away tomorrow.

Good looking ride photos!
The telephones of today have good camera, or cameras. Not only one.

I bought a new telephone a few months ago due to my old phone's wide camera makes blurry photos.
I use the camera very much so much memory is important.

Perfect when wrenching with bikes, car and everything else. Before , after each step and after.

[Ozzybud]

I got the F0 out today for 50 miles on some nice Twisties!  Auburn Black diamond Road/Green Valley Road with the destination of Green River Gorge.Bike Ran awesome and it was Actually warm out! 72 F.

That looks like a great area to ride. I just looked it up on maps.

What is the red triangle on top of the sign?

I'm always a bit disappointed with my phone pictures after taking them, trying to capture the moment of the ride along a twisty river road, of the rises and dips as the road follows the rivers. The fast water always fizzles in the pictures......but the mind sure catches it all!

I was out late this afternoon and stopped by where a dairy farm was when I was a kid here, but was sold off into bite sized gentleman's horse properties. I was on my way to car night and wanted to catch the flowering trees before the rain washes the buds away tomorrow.

I am not positive what the red  triangle is? I assume its for extra caution. This section is a set of 5 or 6 hairpin turns.

[newday777]

Good possibility it is an extra warning. I don't recall seeing the red triangle before in my travels. Or if I did it didn't register in the brain as to what it was for.

[ofreen]

I got the F1 out today for 50 miles on some nice Twisties!  Auburn Black diamond Road/Green Valley Road with the destination of Green River Gorge.Bike Ran awesome and it was Actually warm out! 72 F.

Nice pix.  I grew up in SE King County around Ravensdale, Black Diamond and Cumberland so the old 750F was down to Green River Gorge all the time as the roads there are very nice.

[andy750]

Looking good Stu where is that country road? And nice seat is that stock or aftermarket? I see the Honda logo on the back looks like a K2 seat....

Hey Andy
There is actually 2 different roads in those pics. 1st 5 pictures are in Hillsboro, River road up on the top of the hill and the last by the yellow colonial is right off Rt 31 in Greenfield across from Zephyr Lake. There are still some great treats of dirt roads scattered about that have been kept rustic of the early times where you can slow down and enjoy the real old fashioned life in the area, both of the roads are like that and great places to clear the mind. There are lots more still. Clear a day and I'll take you out and about to capture some.
My dad used to take us as a family out exploring the areas we lived in here and up in Maine. He used to carry his fly pole and we'd stop for a bit while he'd wet a fly or 2 crossing a brook over old wooden bridges. It put the love for the possibilities of adventures in me, and not just getting stuck in life traveling to get to some place.

Great info thank you and yes sign me up for a Stu-guided ride!! I can only do weekends though hope thats ok. Free 4th or 5th May weather permitting But if not we will find a weekend! Been meaning to come visit 

[newday777]

Sure! Come on up on the 4th!

[ofreen]

The blossoms were a couple of days past prime, but the sunrise lit them up well.

[grcamna2]

The blossoms were a couple of days past prime, but the sunrise lit them up well.

Redbud trees?

[newday777]

WOW Greg those do light up. Any enhancements you the picture?

[PeWe]

What a colorful ride!
Look good

[ofreen]

Redbud trees?

I don't know enough about flowering trees to know.

WOW Greg those do light up. Any enhancements you the picture?

The photo was taken with my old I-Phone which seems to flatten colors and dynamic range, so I bumped the exposure down a little and pushed the contrast a bit to make it a closer match to what it looked like to my eye.  The sun had just cleared the horizon, the low angle of light helping out.

[newday777]

👍

[andy750]

Great shots Greg nothing quite like a sunrise ride on a SOHC 

[ofreen]

Thanks Andy, early mornings are some of the best riding for sure, especially in the summer before the heat of the day.  And the bike likes it cool.

[jgger]

Anyone in this thread that's getting 50 miles or more on their rides, come join us in the Franks Challenge thread. We love to see all the different pics plus you don't need to have the goal of 24 rides in 2024, but that's icing on the cake. Read the first post on page 1 of that thread for the simple rules. See ya there!

[andy750]

View of Boston from Quincy


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[MauiK3]

Nice, Quincy, one of the places where our submarines are made.

[newday777]

Looking good Stu where is that country road? And nice seat is that stock or aftermarket? I see the Honda logo on the back looks like a K2 seat....

Hey Andy
There is actually 2 different roads in those pics. 1st 5 pictures are in Hillsboro, River road up on the top of the hill and the last by the yellow colonial is right off Rt 31 in Greenfield across from Zephyr Lake. There are still some great treats of dirt roads scattered about that have been kept rustic of the early times where you can slow down and enjoy the real old fashioned life in the area, both of the roads are like that and great places to clear the mind. There are lots more still. Clear a day and I'll take you out and about to capture some.
My dad used to take us as a family out exploring the areas we lived in here and up in Maine. He used to carry his fly pole and we'd stop for a bit while he'd wet a fly or 2 crossing a brook over old wooden bridges. It put the love for the possibilities of adventures in me, and not just getting stuck in life traveling to get to some place.

Great info thank you and yes sign me up for a Stu-guided ride!! I can only do weekends though hope thats ok. Free 4th or 5th May weather permitting But if not we will find a weekend! Been meaning to come visit 

Andy
Right now it's looking like Sunday afternoon might be better than Saturday??? We'll have to keep an eye on the forecast as it gets closer....."if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes "
And next Sunday is the Keene Swapmeet too so I was planning on going to it in the morning if the weather cooperates.

[andy750]

Hey Stu yes Sunday is now better for me so lets watch and see. Saturday morning I am tied up till 10am but free after that. Ill look into the Keene swapmeet as never been to that one.
cheers
Andy

[grcamna2]

The Keene swap meet sounds like a nice place to go to 

[newday777]

The Keene swap meet sounds like a nice place to go to 

I think it is the oldest Swapmeet in New England.
Mostly hardley stuff but there are other bike parts sellers too.

[Smudgemo]

Among the redwoods at the Canyon Post Office in Oakland.