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Few Pics from Nelsons this past weekend.

I covered about 1400 miles total. Saturday was about 480 miles of relentless curves. That might be the best day I've had on 2 wheels. WV has so many amazing motorcycle roads. Many are in areas with little population which means traffic is light and LEOs are basically non-existent. There's a great mix of tight/technical & fast/flowing. btw, I'm loving the Ninja 400. It doesn't have quite the pure sportbike capability of my old 1125R or CBR600RR...but it's not as far off as you might think. Riding it is all about momentum. Luckily I can chuck it into corners at speeds I couldn't on the VFR1200. It only has 44 rwhp, but the gearing is spot on & I can use 100% of what's there. Passing cars was never a problem. The only times I I felt limited by power was on corner exit in a few sections where the pace got particularly hot. I had to get a little "creative" to keep that Hyperstrada from waking away on corner exit. Pound for pound it might be the most fun motorcycle I've owned 👍

1320 miles for me. Maybe 100 on the slab and the rest was just brilliant WV roads. The Hyper is amazing. I am very happy with that bike. It is a missle on twisty roads and comfortable in town or hauling ass. The front end needs some love, but the shock seemed to work well. The traction control is awesome. I was trying to make it slip the first night on wet roads and it just stuck. Day 2 was the best of the three, with today being a solid 2nd. Day 1 loses just because of the wet roads and the vintage porn hotel. The pub was cool, though. So was that loop into Maryland. So, Days 1&3 are tied for 2nd, but the crown belongs to yesterday. Wow.. I never knew I could ride that many good roads in one weekend. I plan on doing more of these trips.

Derek is the new track dad with his hauler and AC. They'll be ok. The real question is, will they wait to bust into the twisted tea until after sessions end or are things gonna get silly after lunch?

I would love to, but I will be at PittRace over the weekend. I'll probably be worn out.