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Got home around 7. 520 miles for me. I tried a couple of new to me roads on the way home and enjoyed most of them. Thanks @Tonik and @ricer1 for riding with me. I had a blast. The wildlife was crazy today. I had chickens run in front of me. Multiple buzzard sightings, some of which I had to brake hard for. I had 2 deer sightings. I had to brake hard for both. The last one was 2 miles from my house and I did some stuntin for him. I grabbed the front brake so hard I pulled off my first stoppie. Stunt is life.

Nice pic from this weekend.

Quiet, it's a big secret. We just tell everybody we make weather balloons.

Welcome! I was totally unaware that GE Aviation manufactures UFOs . . . 👽

Some friends and I are going to be there the 2nd-7th. We're staying in Madisonville though. Might be able to meet up briefly.

215 south of the BRP to Rosman is definitely a great low traffic race track. Nice because the speed limit is 55 if I recall correctly. The 215-276 loop is pretty intense if you do it in one run, but traffic on the north side of the Parkway headed to Waynesville is heavier. 281/Canada Rd from Lake Toxaway to Tuckasegee, 1001/Ellijay/Tilley Creek and 1533/Walnut Creek/Pine Creek, both running from 107 to 64 are all epic for twisties. A short fun run that's pretty technical is 209 north from Waynesville, right on Upper Crabtree Rd to right on Crabtree Mtn Rd back to Canton. Great vista from the top of Crabtree Mtn! Everyone knows the rest.

Must be old age, I remember them but not all the details. I will have to find my route for that area, there is a way to zig zag from Highlands to Asheville...up and down raids like that.

Went back in the this thread to refesh my memory on whos going and when and found this sweet little nugget...

Too bad that won't even make it to Fontana.

God I hope I wasn't that coach

They would need to get their shit together coaching wise if they were going to start requiring this. In my experience with the BRS and the RR, as well as talking to/watching other coaches, some are absolutely awesome and others are almost worthless unless you've been riding for years and already have an idea of what you are doing. They would also need to learn how to coach people that learn in different ways and at different speeds, as well as taking into consideration group anxiety. The coaches at the BRS I attempted were very nice guys and seemed to know about bikes and riding, but when it came to coaching, they just stood there for the most part. When doing the drills there was no actual coaching of anything, just showing you on a card multiple drills to do and then sending you off. It was the complete opposite at the RR course. Ken Brown (coordinator for Hudson High School site) was great, the guy with him (can't remember name, looks like Santa) was pretty good too. I just know that if I went by what happened at my BRS, I would have given up on learning to ride thinking I did not have the ability at all. After one on one coaching, I know that to not be the case. I love my bike, I feel great on the roads, and I know I can get past the test anxiety to get my endorsement.

The advanced rider course has not been approved by Motorcycle Ohio yet, to my knowledge no one should be teaching it. There is however "rr" returning riders, and BRS2 (newly approved) classes running. Sir we are so over booked as it is. As it stands now, it's difficult to get everyone that wants a class now, actually in a class. If the state "required" this class, our demand would go though the roof. Do I feel everyone should take ot, absolutely but we simply don't have the capability currently.

This is correct. I took the Motorcycle Ohio course last fall and I have to say that it is both easier than what I have read about the MSF (No Box) but, they do work hard at teaching you to think about being in traffic. I would love to take an advanced course as well but, the only one in my area was full months ahead of the start date. I hope they get more setup soon. In the meantime I am sticking to researching riding techniques and continuing to practice and not just take the same roads everyday. I do think that just requiring that everyone take motorcycle Ohio in order to get your initial endorsement (no matter how much practice you already have) and requiring that anyone looking get back to riding take a refresher course would be a good starting point.

I was once clipped and very nearly run over by a cager driving a large SUV turning left while I was stopped at a red light. The driver was not looking where she was going, and was instead WAVING at someone across the street. She knocked me off the bike and dragged me a few feet before stopping. I had witnesses, and let her know this when she exited the vehicle to yell at me for calling the cops, telling me she knew this accident was going to "cost" her, and that she couldn't afford money for a law suit because she had to send her kids to summer camp. I sued her and won, but nearly paid for her distracted driving with my life.

I received my tool from S&W yesterday, if you have a depth gauge you could check it against this.