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Selling my Ceiner kit, complete with 10 round mag. It's been very reliable, haven't had any issues with it and it feeds bulk Federal and CCI Blazers like a champ (which comprises all of my stockpile!). I've got a few thousands rounds through it, enough to take the shine off of the rails at the wear points but other than that it's in great shape. Getting a dedicated upper, so sending this one down the road. I've shot it in 1:7, 1:9 and 1:12 twist rates, does just fine in all of them...better accuracy through the slower rates obviously. Takes Atchisson (Ceiner, Black Dog Machine, ADCO) magazines which are cheap and plentiful. $115 FTF near Cowlumbus, or I can ship it in state for whatever that costs, sorry not interested in trades. IM or email with any questions. SOLD.

Actually I think the one I'm thinking of is Cr-24 or 28, but I know 19 too. I would have to be in the area to be certain tho. I know it's recently repaved and has some really cool banked turns.

If you're on 79 heading towards 541, turn right on Hickman Road and ride it into Hanover, then turn around and ride it back out. Good little road right on the way with great turns. There are a lot of cool little roads all the way out to Coshocton that are good, any of the 3-digit state routes out that way are worth exploring. There's a little county road north of 36 that runs into 83 (can't recall it's number offhand) that's killer.

That's a good looking bug-catcher.

Good fucking riddance to Big Brother...I'll start shopping there again now that they've kicked Redflex's ass back to Australia. Chillicothe voted their cameras out, too btw.

The Godz Are Rock'nRoll Machines!!! Oh man, if you had an Olds 442, a Godz album, some Strawberry Hill's Boone's Farm for your date, you were gettin laid. Ugh, just dated myself.

You can lower almost anything, so seat-height isn't that big of a concern IMHO. If you want the travel and suspension to really do dirt, however, you're going to have to accept a certain amount of "tall". My TTR250 is a tall bike, I can't flat foot but I can do balls of the feet so it's fine to me. Offroad, it's perfect. I also second Buildit's opinion to buy cheap, small and used for your first DS and get your sea-legs. Ride the fuck out of it, see what works and what doesn't, and THEN move up to something expensive (if you are even inclined).

The traffic thing is actually a good point too...374/56 around the Hocking area is great in terms of beauty, curves, road condition, but traffic is often (on nice days) bad because of cages rubbernecking the state park. Same way with Amish country...557/643 are good roads with some beautiful scenery but during nice weekends the tourists make those roads awful. Meh, I'm more in favor of just going and riding and finding good roads on your own. Some of the better roads I know of are county roads, and seldom see any traffic at all.

I could probably come up with 50 easy, but what defines a great road to me and what works for bikers in general are two different things. For starters, I don't restrict myself to state routes or asphalt. Also, some roads I've been on were awesome in terms of layout and banking but the surface isn't smooth. Likewise, some roads that are very fun aren't technical or challenging. Are either great?

Those pictures makes me tingle in my Underoos.

Very sad to hear, condolences to his friends and family.

Ha, got your address now....(scurries off to subscribe some german gay scat porn) I don't have any special route, lots of great roads around me so I just ride around until the GPS says it'll take an hour to get home, then I buzz home. You really can't go wrong anywhere from east-central-ohio over to the river.

I like that. Merry Christmas, I'm going riding. See you next year.

I like the idea of getting a cabin for the DS ride.....makes sense. Ride a little, go warm up, ride a little, warm up. I like riding in the winter, but on a naked DS it gets cold quick. Would make for a fun weekend to ride like that, and have a warm place with some booze for when the riding's done. Uh oh....just realized most of those cabins down there have hot-tubs. Cue homoerotic innuendos now.

Sounds like fun, I'd be down for that.

Likewise, glad to meet ya and thanks for the invite...great ride through some beautiful scenery! Best of all we broke OR tradition by not wrecking.

IM sent, I might be in.

347 is a great road for that, the leaves will be at peak color by mid-week I'll bet.

I'm riding Wednesday but I have to leave earlier...have to work at 5. Can't decide between twisties or dual-sporting, but I won't go wrong either way.

I ride year round, I won't ride in ice or sub-zero but otherwise I'll ride at least weekly all year.

Nice report, looks like a great ride!!

Congrats, that's a great bike to get your sea legs...agile, good usable power, good brakes (the most important thing a new rider needs, IMHO) and reliable. Everything you need. Here's swingset's foolproof guide to new riders: 1. Take the BRC, and any other courses you can afford. You'll learn a lot and will enjoy it. 2. Buy good gear, don't leave it at home. Pavement fucking hurts. 3. Ride the living shit out of the bike for several thousand miles, away from traffic and by yourself until you're very comfortable handling, stopping and bailing yourself out of trouble. The things that will bite you are traffic & overcooking turns, statistically. 4. Stay out of big group rides until you're really good, then avoid big group rides. 5. Find riding partners that respect your abilities and ride your own ride. Oh, and pics of that new bike, pronto!

Dude's fast, especially through the tight stuff.

That's a sweet looking pup.