400 curves before breakfast

[the Ferret]

They are calling for rain..a lot of rain..up to 5 inches over the next 2 days starting about noon today so I knew I had to ride early today to get a ride in. Got up at the crack of dawn, got dressed, rolled the CB out and fired it up. When on limited time I like to ride "The Loop" a 36 mile loop of roads by my house made up of 186 curves with many elevation changes that runs the first ridge back from the Ohio River. I can add extensions by taking side roads that circle back to "The Loop" to make it longer and add more curves, and today I took a short extension that adds another 30 curves. The sun came up, the temperature was 60 degrees, just perfect. Using the torque of the CB to accelerate thru the curves, loving the stellar handling with the Michelin tires, the supple suspension, enjoying the comfortable ergos, and the strong and progressive brakes when needed, riding was pure bliss this morning. The absolute lack of traffic, and the color change of the trees in autumn, just added to the joy. I love this motorcycle... and it's darn good looking. Even dirty.

When I got to the point to take the little "tail" back home, I said to myself " man, that was too much fun, let's run it backwards". So I pulled a U turn and ripped it back the other direction. 80 miles, over 400 curves...all before breakfast. It just doesn't get much better than this on the last day of October.

some pics from this morning