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Dude, you guys gotta come down here and ride these roads. I was back to the house in 4 hours, but that was on the Yamaha, and I wanted off of that thing. My ass hurt so bad!

Great ride on Friday...left Cambridge right at 10 am, and headed south on 209, crossed over to 821 south. You get some impressive views of the Rockies Express gas line they are running through here. Took 313 east off of 821, then to 285 south to 566 south of Seneca Lake which is virgin asphalt, has some twisties and some nice humps. 146 takes us to Mt. Ephraim, then down to 147 to head into Summerfield. Road is kinda twisty, and clean. We took 78 into Woodsfield, stopped at my Mom and Dads for a few, then headed to 536 down to the river. That is a really fun, really clean road, and is a lot better than I remembered it in a cage. If you have not rode it, get there, it is a clean smooth ride. The guy riding with me used the binders so much on his HD, he was having brake fade. We headed north on rt 7 for about 10 miles, and headed up 556 to Beallsville. Another fun clean twisty road with minimal traffic up out of the Ohio river valley. Make sure you stop at the Beallsville Diner to eat....Outstanding home cooked food, and cobbler. Took 145 over to 800 north, all the way to Piedmont where we caught 22 back into Cambridge. 146 Mile round trip. I have to say that my old Yamaha FZ600 is a hoot to ride.......for the first 50 miles, then it really hurts my ass. I don't think it will break my heart to part ways with it. That was the furthest it has gone, it ran good, shifted good, and handled great. If anyone wants to come down and ride, give me a shout, I will be glad to go along if I am off work, just don't expect me to take the FZ.

I have $150 IN MY 1 1/4" CRUISER PERFORMANCE Fatty T bars. Pull the wires through them, and it cleans up the front end and looks sweet. Got them on e-bay, and sold the beach bars there too. Almost paid for the new ones.

May be a ZRX with us, and possibly a softail

You guys will have a good time. I live in Cambridge, but grew up in Woodsfield and lived there for 26 years altogether. I am very familiar with all of the roads that run to the river. 255 out of Woodsfield, off of 800 past 26 is fun, but I dont know the condition of it. 556 runs out of Beallsville, and is quite a ride, but ditto on the condition..

I would like to ride the Yammy, but not sure if I am 100% trusting of it.

sorry man, I am at work today.....on 24 off 48. tell me what days you are off, and we will go ride.

anybody game? Have the day off? Supposed to be awesome weather. Leave in the AM from K-mart around 10. Post up intrest. Heres trhe map http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&doflg=ptm&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101738990597852194908.0004707c111c442304ed7&ll=40.125341,-81.449203&spn=0.23889,0.441513&z=11

They are sheep, and they will follow

I am no mechanical guru, but I can offer a little insight. Carb bikes are usually set up for a particular range of conditions. For example, altitude and air density. Both of my bikes are carb bikes, and there are nice cool dry days when they are balls to the wall....others when they feel like they wont get out of their own way. FI bikes can adjust to all of these conditions on their own with the sensors installed on the bike. Prime example was my ride to the top of Santeelah in Tennessee following my buddy on a FI Road King. Above 3000 feet, he was walking the dog on me, almost like it was struggling to breathe, but the FI adjusted and kept going. I made it, but was well behind. My next bike will be FI, if my wife lets me

ok I read the first page,you guys are makin me wanna puke

I'll sell ya my 1988 FZ600, its running and all there, needs bodywork and paint, and a windshield. Has a new valvecover gasket, clutch lever, throttle cable, neck bearings re greased, I bought the mids and lowers for it. I dont have to get rid of it, but I have about a thousand other things I could spend the cash on. $900 bills isnt free, but it is fun.

firefighter

Glad you got to experience some great roads in my neck of the woods. I grew up in Woodsfield, the last town you went through before you hit 536. The view at key dash point is pretty awesome too. I have told the guys on some of the other forums I am on that I can take them on roads comparable to the Dragon, but they wont come and ride. I live in Cambridge, theres good roads here too. If you head south on 800 out of Woodsfield, you can hit 26 to Marietta, one of Car and Drivers 10 best. If you pass that up, you can take 255 off of 800 down to rt 7, but I cant garuntee the condition of the road.

Just made this today for the guys on my shift at the fire dept. Chicken Cacciatore 3-5 lbs cut up fryer ( I use bone in thighs, good flavor and cheap) coat in flour, salt and pepper,put enough olive oil in the bottom of the skillet to coat it, cook in a large skillet until browned on both sides, but dont cook all the way through. Pull the chicken out, then cook 2 medium onions, sliced into thin rings, 2 green peppers chopped until softened. Add in 2-4 cloves of chopped garlic, and sliced portobello mushrooms. Add 2 cans tomato sauce, 2 cans diced tomatoes( I use the garlic/basil ones) and 1/4 cup red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar. Bring it back to a boil, add the chicken back in, and cover and cook for 30-40 minutes. Serve over linguine If you prefer, after it is all cooked in the skillet, it can be combined in a crock pot and simmered for a couple hours on low. You can use any kind of chicken, boneless skinless will work well also, especially in a crock pot where it wont dry out.

I believe it is the 20th of June. I am working on putting a ride together that day,because there is soooooo much to look at in the show!

Yeah, I was finding the same thing. Vintage sportbikes are a bitch. I got it running tonight though. I will prolly be looking for just a can and a pipe from the collector. It doesn't sound bad now, but it looks like shit.