187 miles for a steak

[the Ferret]

About a week and a half ago my son put out the call for a "Ribber Run" on Aug 19th. For those unfamiliar, a Ribber Run refers to a motorcycle ride to a restaurant in Portsmouth, Ohio that makes awesome Ribeye Steaks. It's about 100 miles from home, but the food is worth every mile, especially since you have to transverse some of the best curvy roads in southern Ohio to get there and back.

5 Family members on motorcycles, 3 friends on motorcycles, and 3 more family members who don't ride but wanted to follow in a car showed up. Since my brothers new T-120 has developed a non running issue I lent him my CB1100 for the run. He has of course ridden it before, but never for a whole day on a bunch of curvy roads, chasing a bunch of fairly good riders. He came away impressed with the CB.

My son led on his FJ-09, he was followed by friend Casey on a Triumph 675 Street Triple, friend Greg on a CBR250R, Greg's wife Stephanie of a Triumph 675 Street Triple, my brother on my CB1100, cousin Mark on a Triumph T-120 Black, my sons FIL on a Honda ST 1300 and myself on a ST 1300. In the car were my bil, Marks dad, and Marks brother.

some pics







arriving at the Scioto Ribber



the prize awaiting inside.. a 16 oz ribeye steak cooked over a wood fire, with a baked potato cooked over a wood fire, rolls, and for me applesauce and sweet tea.











Next week I am guiding my family Doctor on his KTM 990 for a few days over in SE Ohio and nw West Virginia, and I planned on stopping at The Ribber on our way back home so Doc could experience it. Yea baby.

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[LongRanger_imp]

Nice!!! Those are some lovely roads and that steak... wow! Good riding and good eats. What's better than that?

You did much better than me today. I rode 231 miles for a chicken fried steak in Buena Vista, CO. It was mediocre at best -- certainly not picture worthy -- and when I came back out to my bike, the side stand was buried deep in the hot asphalt, the bike nearly resting on the foot peg, ready to go over. Yikes.

[flynrider]

Lookin' good, Mickey! Looks like you could start your own biker gang. Your jacket patch could be a big piece of meat.

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[Ole_imp]

Absolute best salsa in the whole world is at the little Mexican joint south side of Buena Vista west side of the highway! Have found nothing better!

[LongRanger_imp]

Los Girasoles? Awesome.



Sorry for the hijack Ferret.

[flynrider]

Los Girasoles? Mmmmm! The one in Salida is good too.

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[the Ferret]

Hey LR we were supposed to go for chicken fried steak at some place you knew when we were out there. Was that the same place?

[LongRanger_imp]

Nope, different route, different town, different place. I was hoping to take you to the River Rock Cafe in Walden, CO, for chicken fried steak. It would have been a 350-400 mile day (Poudre Canyon, Snowy Range Scenic Byway, Willow Creek Pass, Berthoud Pass). Their chicken fried steak is my favorite menu item and was written up in National Geographic Traveler magazine. We couid blast up there and back in 280 miles but the roads I mentioned are worth the effort and extra miles. Next time.

[Rocky_imp]

Nice ride

[Stichill_imp]

Wow, great group! The steak really brings 'em out! Awesome food ride.