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Here's the way I go lots of twists.......Go to Zanesville to 555 South till you get to route 7 turn left go to Parkersburg cross ohio river take route 14 South to Spencer...Take route 119 out of Spencer for a mile or two look for route 36 on the left....Take 36 till it ends at route 4 turn left go to route 16 turn right...go till you hit route 60 turn left 60 is Nice...It go's right by Hawks nest state park very nice place to stay......When down there Route 41 and 61 are very nice......There is even a road to ride under the New river bridge....This is one of the ways I go.....About 250 miles from C-Bus..........Just an Idea.....

Hey all! I wanted to share my customer service experience with all of you from Triumph. If any one of you are looking at buying a Triumph or a new bike in general maybe this quick story will help you decide one way or another. Here is my story: I bought a 2012 Triumph Daytona 675 in May of 2012. It ran great and absolutely no problems at all with the bike. In July of this year, when I took the bike out to go to work it started pouring out smoke when I started it up. (There is a story about this posted in the mechanical section already) Come to find out the coolant hose backed off and was pouring onto the headers. I had a recall on the turn signals and the check engine light was on for the exhaust valve. I was kind of pissed off at this point that three separate things are wrong on a bike that is just barely over a year old with just under 2000 miles on it. I did a google search and asked around and found the email address of someone high up in Triumph customer service. I emailed and I got a response within an hour saying that they would take care of everything on the bike, not to worry. All of the work was done to the bike and when I called the shop they were having trouble getting the exhaust valve replacement covered under warranty because it was too soon. I emailed the same person and within 45 minutes he emailed back saying that he just approved the warranty work. I went and picked up the bike a couple days later and received an email from the customer service guy telling me to pick out some accessories for my bike or some riding gear for my troubles. I really didn't need anything, but I took a look at the triumph shop sight. All I really need is a track suit and figured there was no way they would give me one of those. They are $1,500. I emailed him saying all I really needed was a track suit and the one I looked at was $1,500 and threw my size in just in case =). Not even 10 minutes later the customer service guy emailed and said the suit was in the mail, make sure to email him and let him know how it fits. This to me is customer service that you just don't see anymore. This is my second Daytona 675 that I have bought brand new, and this kind of customer service has made me a Triumph customer for life. If any of you are thinking of getting a Triumph and read this, I hope my experience with the company helps your decision. I could not be any happier. Here is a link to the suit that they are sending me. http://shop.triumphmotorcycles.com/Suits/id-0089AS1/AS1_Suit Does anyone else have a great customer service story? I would love to hear it!

And don't get sucked into the brand war, I never thought in a million years I would own a kaw and now that I do, its by far the best bike I have owned sent via GS3

I agree with the SV650 or Ninja650 for a good starter. Seems the 250's just become lackluster rapidly once the fundamentals are in place. A 650 twin is pretty forgiving for new riders to learn on, yet a fun and capable bike to keep for years. Remember, It's not WHAT you ride....it's HOW you ride.

The reason you're having trouble picking is because you don't have Honda on your list.

I just dont know how I'd fit that next to the bed...

I've seen LEOs that looked like they might want to write me a ticket for filtering before. They really just didn't know how to go about it with all the traffic.

I would not worry about it ,It would be different if you left it off forever.....just for a few hundred miles is not going to hurt it...

Wait, KFP asked Jones if he knew anything about racing, and then Jones pointed out that they raced their cars on the same day. THIS IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING. KFP points out that who ran the best time does not indicate an accurate comparison of two cars, you must also take into account their proximity to each other, and their relative value. DJ points out that KFP has no money, then KFP argues, until Jones mentions racing, which is when KFP says he has no money. Also KFP points out that DJ is Caucasian (he is not). GOT IT. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=695&pictureid=5564

We were at the CR Track Day.. I did about 15 hot laps, and you did your fair share. Maybe you should lay off the Sizzurp for a while.

When you need to Just Do It been doing it for 40 years never been hassled about it. Just don't be a dumb ASS

links showing that 30% would be swell, links showing me the rest of the world? (I couldn't find it) it's from the US DOT FARS database. http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx For MC: California: 6.0 rear-end fatalities/billion miles ridden on the highwayFlorida: 9.0 rear-end fatalities/billion miles ridden on the highwayTexas: 9.4 rear-end fatalities/billion miles ridden on the highway compare that to percent of fatalities resulting from vehicles rear ending passenger cars California: 11.0%Florida: 9.7%Texas: 11.6% and fatalities for FRONT impacts: California: 49.4 fatalities/billion miles riddenFlorida: 48.7 fatalities/billion miles riddenTexas: 51.5 fatalities/billion miles ridden so california drivers are rear ending cars and killing occupants at similar levels to other states... but are not rear ending motorcyclists nearly as much. riders are fatally crashing into things in front of them at similar levels to other states, but they are not getting rear ended at similar levels. are riders in cali more visible than other states? are the roads safer? it raises lots of questions. this could suggest that lane sharing has a POSITIVE impact on preventing rear end fatalities, but not really a measurable effect on TOTAL fatalities. edit: not hurt report... US DOT FARS. my bad yo.

I would call out Phil and bust his head open so bad, that very few of you would wanna fuck with me. In reality I just wanna humiliate Phil and make an example out of him. If I lost to 20 people and only beat Phil, I would still feel like a chamion. I think any minority and Tim would be the best action. I just want Tim to feel what its like when judgments are flying in his direction. I wanna see him have to face the people that he constantly puts down and probably honestly believes that he is better than them. I wanna see him look up with tears streaming down his face and apologize and beg for his life to someone that is soooooooooo beneath him in his world. I wanna see him curl up in the fetal position like a big old baby bitch and say im sorry. Then we can post about it on cr and talk about how silly that looked and how humiliated he is. How hopefully it opened his eyes and humbled him a bit and he started looking at people more equally. Chances are that he would just post some 50 paragraph response/argument on how people are scumbags and that you have to live in New Albany ( former low income farming community), to be anyone.

I can always make time to help a team in need. I mean I gave Blueballs6969 up there a few ZJs and he shaved I think it was 3 seconds off his lap times in a month. Do NOT believe him when he says it was the Code School, cuz that's total BS. It was my soft, loving ZJ's, trust me, I've seen it a thousand times, because I've been around the block. But for real, I hope the rest of the season continues to improve for RD team, I love that we are able to really get a little feeling for all of this via pics, info, etc. Means a lot to us racers. And I don't charge for my ZJ's, although free track time would be appreciated.

*Chuckle* Have you ever met Eli?

when you read this study http://www.ridetowork.org/files/docs/Lane-splitting-California-freeways-James-Oulet.pdf try to read it with a better understanding of statistical results than you did the one you posted. I would like you to point out the part in the study you posted where a comparison was made between the percentage of respondents who reported accidents while lane splitting vs percentage of respondents who reported accidents while not lane splitting? i didn't see it in there, i must've missed it. the study i posted does compare it very plainly (amongst other things). and it's based on data from the most comprehensive study of motorcycle accidents ever (and still is the most comprehensive). for the record, i never approached this topic with safety being the reason for it... it's for more rights for motorcyclists and just plain common sense (whether we agree on what makes sense is a different story). the beauty of having more rights than you might need is that others who don't agree with you can still do it, whatever reasons they may be, and you can still do what you want.

As his manager, he is free.

full disclosure, I already do it. Legal or not, if i feel it's the best option for me, I'm going for it. It would be nice to not have to worry about whether or not one of the vehicles you're passing is a police officer, and instead focus completely on the dynamics of the traffic conditions. That said, my first experience with it was in California, following a traffic cop on a motorcycle who seem impressed that I had ridden all the way from ohio. He was kind enough to show me the ropes and lead me back downtown, filtering almost the whole way. Since that experience, I do it when the conditions call for it IMO.

Cool. Glad things worked out better for you.

Hire madcat to give him zj's before the race.

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No problem, I had extras and was glad they got used. I love the pits at Mid Ohio as you can go anywhere in the grid. No other track allows such access. Did you get over to the tent for the free food and beverages on the infield?

Hump day bump...

Must be on it's way to Sturgis.

I'd highly recommend this ride to anyone. Carie and I went a few years ago and didn't really know anyone. Everyone was more than welcoming. We had a blast.

I will try and stop by to pirate your women and eat your food then wheelie out with no helmet like a boss. Or I may drive over, have a few beers and disappear when no one is looking to come home and do the regular sex party at my place thing. Who knows.

No bones about it hehe, that's pretty cool.

No need for a dick swinging contest here, man. We get that you have ridden a ton. Just remember when bragging about how much experience you have and then throwing down on a veteran member that in all the years and miles of experience you have, was it done well and was it done correctly? Meaning, I know many a person with loads more "miles" and have ridden several "brands of motorcycles" when compared to the average person and through all those miles and bikes, they were doing a ton of shit wrong. Bad experience is still experience, but not always the something you should brag about. Before you go and tally off all the accomplishments you've done and the book thing again, understand that opinions are based on things that maybe we've experienced and while maybe not the best things to say, Todd may have seen some things that most of us have not. Remember, he's got miles and he's also a medical based professional that has seen some serious injuries. While I agree with you as you can probably asses, I would say that your approach was pretty arrogant and I kinda hope Todd reams a hole in your hind parts. So, I'll let him go for that.

4. Normal Commute and hanging with people. Speed very high once I get comfortable with the bike and everything. But not to get a ticket. This reason alone tells me you aren't ready for a big bike. I'd start on a 250-500. Then slowly.... Slowly upgrade. And in 10 years you can get a 1000.

Honestly, all these "Ninja 250 cause your a newbie" isn't always the right responses. There are slews of guys that can buy a new generation 600 or something like an R1, etc and be perfectly fine. It's the education you intend on getting that will make you a better rider. Meaning, worry less about the bike and more about MSF, track days and one on one or seat time, etc. Get on a dirty bike and understand movement, understand the challenges. I can promise you that a majority of riders out there don't have as much training and education as they should. Pot calling kettle black type of thing a load of times. But, understand alos that there are a TON of well educated riders on here and when they tell you most do not buy into a higher end sportbike, they are being realistic. It's just a lot of power. But more importantly, it is how quickly you can get into trouble. There is a VERY small allowance of error that won't bite you in the ass... I too suggest something smaller. I just hate the fact that everyone jumps on and blasts a guy that wants a liter bike as they have no idea as to where the guy's head is. If I answer the 7 questions posed, it won't mean jack shit. The level of mental ability is what will thin the heard if you will...

I don't think you guys understand... You do realize it will still be perfectly legal to NOT lane split if you don't want to even if something passes, right?

That is kick ass of him. You even tested them for him.

If you want the best look up Esoteric. Guys name is Todd and one of the best detailers in the country

He was trying to get all the ones back for him getting lapped.

Thanks guys! I went to the dr today. I don't need surgery, it was a bad break but will need to heal on it's own. As for gear, I had an Alpine Star one piece suit which held up really well, and I had my helmet, gloves and boots on. My gloves have seen better days. The only road rash I have is on my wrist. The bike isn't in too bad of shape. The slides pretty much did their job.

Hope everything heals quickly! How's the bike? I know you rode it home, but how'd the bike take the crash?

heal quick !

Keep it up a-holes! Don't be surprised to find a little sabotage goin' on in the pits on race day.

I though that was on the straight.

http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/detailfs?userid={844AFCF1-49CD-4347-94F7-E6FE49A7E847}&ndx=25&slideshow=0&AlbumId={8C01F1BB-6B52-4751-928C-94C6150A16D9}&GroupId={38759954-0453-4FD3-B9F3-B293B76987FF}&screenheight=1024 I can see where people could confuse your riding style for Joey's

Me and you have a good bit of driving to do this weekend...best not poke the bear. Got it cupcake.

Sorry to hear! Hoping for a speedy recovery! Riding alone is one of those thing that didn't phase me when I first started riding, but after a few downs it sets it how what kind of messed up situations can result from riding country roads by yourself. Yet, I'll still do it.

Sorry to hear about your wreck. Hope you heal up quick !

hope you heal fast. You are very lucky, what gear saved your skin?

Wipeouts are no fun... Hope you heal up quick.

We can mount the tap on the side of the camper!

Fuck yes, I love midgets! I even wear my OhioRiders shirt to represent at midget night

My 'no' vote will cancel someone's yes vote.