Schap

Is it a bad thing that my wife agreed with most of those comments...

I got an Allstate email today, and they're giving a $5 discount! (And you don'tt need to actually have Allstate insurance...)

http://www.allstateridernews.com/motorcycle_show_offer.php

Promo Code: Allstate Riders

Cheers!

...

The promo Code is just as I write it here. WadeGraham

The W & G upper case, no space.

Now you have it.

Pass it on to any friends. It's good, it's not a secret, there is no rule against using it..

I thought I had something special, but now I remember searching for the promo code last year. Thanks for sharing!

I may be interested Schap. I am going to that show or Detroit. Thanks

At this point, I'll probably go to the Detroit show on Saturday. I'll PM you a code later this week...hmmm, maybe we can use both codes.

Ha! I'll use that one on my dad. He's decided that he just needs to get a Harley someday.

ohhhhhh, I misread! I wasn't expecting it off ticket price.

I was thinking "3$ off a bike... that sucks!"

I'll take one please if you can pm it to me

PM sent.

The online price is $12. http://www.motorcycleshows.com/Cleveland

Adult: 1-day $12 (online advance) • 1-day $13.50 (online general admission) • 1-day $15 (box office)

Purchase tickets online in advance and save $3 off the box office price! Save with $12 online only tickets

Then you miss all the parties

Oh, right. Well, that makes sense. Looks like I'll be getting one of those hotel rooms...

lol, I have mine from the MSF course still. Gotta use it befoe 1/1/10

Huh? They're giving away gift cards to IP if you complete a MSF course?

I've got 25 to give away also. I'm only planning to use 3 or 4. If you're in the Cincy/Dayton area and need one, send me a PM and I'll do what I can to get you one.

At a minimum, I can PM you the discount code to use when buying your ticket online!

Is it crazy to think that you can just ride to the race the day of the race?

I've not been to the race, but would like to experience it. Living in Cincinnati, I make the trip to Indy a few times a year, so I don't see why you can't just make a "day trip" out of it. Has any one just gone for the day?

Good post.

Hilarious. List updated, but maybe we should lock this thread before it gets out of hand.

Lurkers rejoice. The list is growing!

swingset brings up a good point: What defines a great road?

In my opinion, I'm interested in identifying roads and routes that are at least 10 miles long and have a decent number of curves. I'm not necessarily interested in "scenic" roads, but I've noticed that the "technical" roads tend to also be rather scenic.

To swingset's point, is the road/route fun? If yes, then I think it belongs on the list.

Side note...

I'm trying to figure out the best way to document these roads. I started a Google Map, but the maps on motorcycleroads.us are pretty good. So, my new plan is to film the roads in 2010 and link to the road on another site if it's already mapped. But that is just my plan as of today. It'll likely change.

There are some really good roads here but idk if there are 50 of them...

Maybe we should try to get 20 first...50 might be a stretch.

depends on what you wanna call good? i can name about atleast 5 to 10 around coshocton...........

but what i like you might not.

I may ask you for details about those roads.

me support nicy idea !!!

Thanks!

this one is the one i have used before.

http://www.motorcycleroads.us/states/oh.html

here is another

http://www.motorcycleroads.com/routes/MidWest/OH/OH_index.htm

and then the harley trip planner is pretty handy too.

http://rideplanner.harley-davidson.com/rideplanner/ridePlanner.jsp?locale=en_US

How about that? Good roads do exist!

These links will help me plan for next season. Thanks for sharing.

I found this map of Colorado's mountain passes that a MC club challenges members to ride. The "50 Pass" challenge is to ride (you guessed it) 50 passes. When complete, you get your wings (it's a Victoria MC club).

Granted, Ohio doesn't have any mountain passes (at least that I know of). Do we even have "50 Roads" that Ohio riders should try to ride at some point?

If we can identify 50 Roads, then maybe Ohio Riders could organize a similar challenge. Thoughts? (Maybe I'm dreaming, because Ohio's roads can never compare to Colorado's roads.)

adamgh81 and others posted some interesting ones here: http://www.ohio-riders.com/showthread.php?t=29301...some of the roads mentioned in the above post include (EDIT: List updated as new roads/routes added to this thread...):

1. OH Rt 78 between McConnelsville-Glouster (map)
   
2. 555?
   
3. 536
   
4. 56 from Ash Cave to 664? (Near Hocking Hills)
   
5. 278 from 56 to Nelsonville?
   
6. St.Rt. 83 from 60 @ Beverly, Ohio to 78. Turn left to see Big Muskie Bucket.
   
7. Rosewood to Sidney on St. Rt. 29. A speeders delight. Long sweepers but a short 10 mi.
   
8. 658
   
9. rt. 39 from mansfield to millersburg isn't a bad run
   
10. Rt. 97 from lexington to loudonville is a good road
    
11. 374/56 around the Hocking area
    
12. 557/643
    
13. 541
    
14. 206
    
15. 715
    
16. 374
    
17. 676
    
18. 255
    
19. 149
    
20. 139 from beverly down to belpre
    
21. 335 from beaver to wheersburg
    
22. 139 from jackson to portsmouth
    
23. 772 from chillicothe to blain highway
    
24. blain highway from 23 to 50
    
25. 683 from 50 to 93
    
26. 550 from athens to marietta
    
27. 671 from 50 to 327
    
28. 41 s from greenfield
    
29. SE Ohio Rt. 26 out of Marietta
    
30. 555 outta zanesville,
    
31. 78 outta nelsonville and just about all the roads that run along the sciota river.
    
32. 38 outta marysville towards and past London.
    
33. 315 from Delaware to worthington
    
34. 147 from Bellaire to Barnesville
    
35. 9 from New Athens to Armstrong Mills
    
36. 250 from Bridgeport to Cadiz
    
37. 800 (OH-800 North from Woodsfield)
    
38. 556
    
39. 148
    
40. 245 from St Rt 29 through West Liberty to St Rt 33
    
41. 287 from St Rt 245 at Macochee Castles to St Rt 33
    
42. 147
    
43. 678/664
    
44. 26
    
45. 715
    
46. 241
    
47. 83
    
48. 60 south of Killbuck
    
49. 821 from marietta to beverly
    
50. vigo rd from 50 to 35
    
51. 327 from wellston to 50
    
52. 73 from portsmouth to hillsboro
    
53. 788 from jackson to 93
    
54. 160 from gallpolis to hamden
    
55. ...
    

More? If you know of any, post the road with start and end points. As I get time, I'll map them and add links to the maps (I don't have much time...).

Ha! That's great.

Thanks to Red Bull for making my childhood dreams come true. I thought "downhill skiing on ice with skates" would have been a nice add for the Olympics...I was probably 12 when I had that thought.

That'd probably be the minimum for each day with several days in the 750 mile range. It just has to be done this way inorder to cover the entire 5,000 miles in 7-10 days.

I haven't worked out a day by day trip itinerary yet, but will do soon. Then you can see what days we'll be doing long miles on.

Yep, after submitting my previous post I did the math. I did just over 600 one day on a trip to Florida a couple years ago. 750 would be a solid day.

I'll watch for the day-by-day itinerary.

I was just looking at the miles to Denver this morning. Good timing.

I see that you're passing through Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. I've got family in those towns. My cousin owns 4 bars in Des Moines. And, Billings, MT! That's where I was born, and I've wanted to get back.

Maybe I missed it, but how many miles a day do you plan to ride? I think my limit is 500-600.

I'm interested in tagging along.

Good reminder about the deer.

I rode to work today and Monday (I was surprised to see that it was 37 degrees that morning...but my frozen body agreed!). Next week (November!) is looking good.

What's on my winter upgrade list? Heated grips. That way, I can start my spring rides earlier.

..."Did you ride in today." No i didnt ride in i just wear all my riding gear in my car also dipshit!

I love getting that question and giving them the same response.

...maybe I will start wearing all of my gear when I drive. That might help me get through the winter while my bike waits for spring.

I wish I had more time to do web development.

It's been a couple years since I've designed an entire site, and now I only maintain my dad's touring site: http://www.mountainsanddeserts.com (it needs to be updated, but I think it's still a decent site).

Mine includes 22 miles of highway, so it takes me a good hour or so to warm up once I get to the office. And that's when it's been in the mid-40's.

I think I'll draw the line when it goes below 40.

I thought the season was going to be over due to weather, but I'm going to commute the rest of the week!

Maybe I'll hit 5000 miles this year after all. I know for some, that's probably not a lot, but it beats the ~4500 miles I rode in 2008...and that included riding to Florida and back.

Did you see the weather....

you guys' have warm brass balls.

Ah, they'll be fine. I made it to work this morning. And tomorrow is looking pretty good also. Nothing like a low-40's ride to wake you up in the morning!

Just got back. Road Blue Rock to Harrison on my way to the store and back. On the way back, I passed a couple Gixxers stuck behind a Harley. Poor guys.

We'll see how things look for next weekend...