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Once while working construction during the 70's a cohort of mine lost a 50 Lb. box of 16p sinkers out the tailgateless back of his pickup. On my motorcycle I had to pass a stakebed truck with a full load of unsecured cement blocks just bouncing around at the ready to jump overboard. Earlier this summer, I slightly bent my ninja's front rim at 75 mph or so by running over an unidentified piece of steel that popped out from under the car in front of me during rush hour on I480. I agree, road debris sucks.

That evo driver is a tool. Good thing the motorcyclist isn't. Lane splitting doesn't turn people into tools. They just are. I filter cautiously on a regular basis & have never made anybody crash their car. Conversely, no car has ever made me crash my bike although some have tried. I find filtering safer than exposing my rear.

Sport riding ends for me when the high temps for the day get below about 55. Commuting ends for me when the salt goes down.

Democrat gets elected, Hell in a handcart. Republican gets elected, Hell in a handcart. Anybody else gets elected, a snowball's chance in Hell. Notice a common thread here.

Religion is an anachronism. I'm sure the pope means well.

After reading this thread I realize that I will have to be more carefull & watch the speedometer while driving my Altima.

There was definitely a disconnect between you & the zx14 Nivin.I think the V-Strom was a good choice for you. You can still go pretty damn fast through the corners on that thing if you want. I would have been sad if you would have gone the cruiser route but I'm happy with your choice.

There is a plumber that lives a couple houses down from us. He replaced our water heater last year with no problems at a reasonable price.. Glen Ailport (440) 454 4628. He doesn't do side work as he owns his own business. He seems like a pretty honest guy to me.

You got a helluva attitude Brian. I wish you good luck.

Just buy a bike Brian, any bike. You won't be riding it so what' does it matter what kind it is.

My only experience with subaru's is that my wife owns a 2013 wrx that she sometimes lets me borrow. 35 k on the odometer & nary an issue (of course). The Subaru all wheel drive system is top notch. You can drive the car in the snow like you would a regular car in the dry (her car does have dedicated snow tires in the winter). I definitely wouldn't buy a used wrx off the average owner though. They seem to be mostly young squids without motorcycles. Hope you find a Subaru to your liking.

Nice photo. That's going to hang on my wall. Thanks.

That's some bullshit right there UP. I would think that it would be a waste of time for the State boys to persue this as they would have no case. This makes me think I should take alternative routes when in the flatlands as traffic is always bad on 83 on weekends & when you tack on harassment of innocent law abiding citizens it makes the alternate routes sound even better. I got mistaken for a law breaker in a similar situation down in Woodsfield a few years ago but the cop wasn't such a dick. I hope you've heard the last of this.

Those damn hooligans.

Good to see you Tony.

Yes. Just got a pass. See you gentlemen in Millersburg Sunday AM.

Um, prolly the one that was up about 30 HP & down about 70 lbs. The Ninja was sufficient though.

Regrets. Hopefully the next one.

It was good to see you (abiet briefly) yesterday morning Derek. You too Nivin.

Great ride today guys. Thanks everybody. My legs will be sore tomorrow.

Better roads, longer route, known riders, less drama would be my guess. Kudos to you Derek for persevering trying to bring all riders together but I only get a limited number of sport riding days per year, & given my style of riding I found Brian's ride to be my best choice. Hope your ride turns out to be good.

I'll see you in Bolivar at 8:00 Brian.

The last minute time change puts me out. I have to be home by 5. Have fun.

Never mind.

Obey the #3 rule. If there is a decent chance of some dry corners. Ride to & from are inconsequential.