This past Thur to Sun I was supposed to take my family doctor/friend/motorcycle riding/hunting buddy riding over in SE Ohio. He has been my family doctor for 36 years, ever since the day he walked in my motorcycle shop with a rare part he needed a replacement for. Seemed I was the only one he had found that knew what it was and where to get one. When I did, he asked "Do you need a doctor?" I did. So he became my doctor and we became friends. I sold him my 69 BSA Rocket 3 one winter when I needed a tank fuel oil to heat the house for my wife and two young children and being poor, had no money. He has had a zillion cool bikes over the years and currently owns a KTM 990, a Ducati Multistrada, and a BMW S1000

Anyhow, I know some great places to stay ride and eat over there, and he wanted to get in some away riding time. I planned the whole thing, got the rooms etc. At 6;30 PM the night before we were to leave, he developed heart issues and was taken to the hospital. The trip seemed in question. My buddy Jim who I had ridden to California with, and who had given up bikes completely a couple years ago, and had written this thread about,

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....t=quitting

had just bought a used BMW R1200GS 3 days earlier and had emailed me about it. (I knew he couldn't give it up). So I called him to see if he would join me. He waffled a bit because he hadn't ridden in a while and his wife was nervous about him taking a trip on an unfamiliar bike after just 3 days of ownership, but decided "what the hey"? and met me in Marietta, Ohio at noon on Thursday.

We had a great 3 days of riding (and eating) on some of the finest roads se Ohio/nw West Virginia has to offer.

On Thur afternoon we did the southern half of Ohio's famous Tripple Nickel (555) and rt 676 to rt 7 and back to the hotel. 288 miles for me today

Friday we ventured into W Va and did 47/33-119/16, and 2, crossed back into Ohio at the bridge in New Martinsville (the Ferry at Sistersville W VA which we normally would have taken back across the Ohio River was shut down for engine repair) and stopped and ate at the Riverside Cafe in Fly, then back down 7 to Marietta OMG what a loop. 277 miles today.

Saturday we stayed back in Ohio taking Rts 26/800/7/255/800/26/145 to the Historic Beallsville Diner, then back 145 to 78 to 800 in Woodsfield, Ohio where Jim had to peel off and head home. I stayed on 800 back to 26 and took 26 back to the hotel. A jacuzzi back at the hotel had my name on it and it was divine after a 171 mile day of curves.

This morning I packed up early and got on the road taking 7/50 and 32 back thru picturesque southern Ohio, and made it home in time to watch the British MotoGP. 197 miles for me today.

Weather was about perfect...a little nippy in the mornings (low 50's) to very comfortable upper 70's in the afternoon. Sunny skies all 4 days. 932 miles over the 4 days for me.

some pics















This concrete truck driver had a bad day



Going Home



I will add a pic of the map routes in a bit

Seriously anyone looking to have a great time riding hilly curves for a few days, could find a lot of worse places to ride than Ohio/W Va. If you need some advice, give me a shout.

Hi all, don't post much anymore and really don't ride much anymore but when I do ride I am much more comfortable on my HD Switchback, weak back! I love my CB so I have very mixed feelings about letting her go. My Dlx is pristine with about 4k miles and a few nice xtras, what would be a fair price to ask for it. I am looking for your thoughts..Thanks..Steve..

My wife and I always wear our gear, even if it means riding a little warm. I just had that reinforced last Saturday. My brother, wife and sons were having a great time riding their ATVs in northern Minnesota. They were [legally] riding down the side of a road to get to the next trail head. His wife was leading, then the 14 year old, then the 16 year old, and then my brother. My brother felt like even though they were moving along pretty well, there was traffic behind him and turned around to check. Meanwhile, every one stopped...but him. He nailed his son at about 35-40 mph. His son's ATV flipped over on top of him. My brother flew like superman over his son's ATV, apparently about 20 feet, and landed on his head. The first people at the scene, which included a nurse, couldn't find a pulse and he wasn't breathing. They called 911 and reported one injured and one DOA. After about 30 minutes someone pulled off his helmet and somehow that revived him. Anyway, it looks like he is going to be OK. At first there was brain bleeding, but it has stopped. His son was knocked out but was fortunate to only have a concussion. This was just another reminder to me that things can get ugly very quickly and that safety gear can mean the difference between living and dying. Of course wearing safety gear should be everyone's personal choice, but me, I don't feel that lucky.

Hope all our members in Texas are safe, dry and undamaged.

I am hoping to go up to the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground this Monday. Does anyone plan to be in the area of Waynesville, NC? If so I would like to meet up and do some riding.

I started out around 7am from home near Seattle, WA. The plan was to ride 575 miles straight to Salmon, ID. Then, check in and meet the group for dinner at 7pm. The route was mostly interstate with no scenic stops.





The only trouble I ran into was when I turned south at Missoula. Thunder storms were rolling through south of the interstate and I had forgot to pack my rain gear. I had also hit stop and go traffic on Hwy 93 heading south. At least I was able to look at the weather radar when traffic was stopped.

I was able to duck into a gas station right before the first storm hit. I watched the radar and it looked like I had a gap before the next storm cell hit and headed out for Lolo. Unfortunately, there is a lag time in the online radar and the vehicles around me were also splashing water at me from the sides. I ended up soaked everywhere my chaps and mesh jacket liner did not cover. I managed to drain the excess water off at the gas station in Lolo then headed south during the next break in heavy rain.

Once south of Lolo, the skies cleared and the 80 degree air dried me out quickly. I made good time but realized I forgot about losing an hour in the time zone change when I planned the route.

Approaching the final pass before entering Idaho, I stopped for fuel and could see one more major storm cell along my route. I also noticed my chain getting noisy so I took 15 minutes to adjust and lubricate it before heading out again (I made sure to bring enough tools for the job, just in case).

Approaching Gibbons Pass, I could see lightning and what looked like heavy rain in the mountains. But I wasn't getting wet so I continued riding. I ended up going through the tail end of the storm. It was raining heavy enough to make things interesting on 25 mph hairpin turns but I managed to stay dry thanks to aerodynamics of my small fairing and the gear I did have on.

I arrived for dinner at 8pm and managed to catch the group as they were ordering dessert.
Day two had more time for pictures.

I was up at 6am and headed out to the pond with some coffee and my camera. A few weary travelers from up north decided to join me.





Breakfast was at 8:30am and we gathered with the group shortly after that. Karl, kvdv has the group photo with everyone in it.


Left to right Mike, JonZ, Kvdv, kennyw, flynrider.
We decided to take a route recommended by our host heading to Shoup, ID. The road starts out as pavement but turns to gravel (although, very nice gravel).



Our plan was to ride out to some Indian paintings on the rocks but the road turned to poor conditions before we found them.

i like this serie of bags for our retro bike...until now i havent one

https://www.louis-moto.co.uk/artikel/vin...icked=true


and for my head

https://www.shoei-europe.com/uk/products/J-O

As the title suggests, I'm looking at these saddlebags. I've liked the look for a long time, wondering if anyone has experience with them? [url=http://packanimal.co/]Link here to the homepage

As one maybe has noticed, John and I posted a bit about his and even less about my Sottish trip this year in another thread.

As every year I wrote a roadbook.

If someone is interested to read or just
look at the pictures, this is the link to do so:

http://grossmaggul.de/w-forum/download_f...202017.pdf

I mainly wrote it in German, no wonder...., but there is some English mixed in, because I spoke and read this language so much during my tour. Some expressions seems to fit better than my native language and came easier to mind while writing. Maybe some of you are able to read and understand German, than he/she will get the full context.
Have fun,

Wisedrum

I've been receiving a lot of promotional e-mails lately from a number of local dealers (all brands: Honda, BMW, Ducati, Triumph, HD, etc.) offering extreme blow-out prices on leftover '15, '16 and '17 models, riding gear, helmets, accessories, etc. I've never seen this level of sales promotion around here, especially with this tone of urgency. The riding season will be over in the next few weeks and things will grind to a halt until next April. Despite the strong local economy, I'm guessing sales were disappointingly slow this summer and dealers are beginning to panic.

Anyone else seeing this?