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I know that Exxon - I can be there at 11:30 no problem. I'll be on a black Triumph. If any plans change, post up here and I'll check the thread as late as 10:20 AM

I'll be at the Exxon at 11:30.P.M.ing my cell.

Wooo! Plans changed, so Saturday is completely open for riding

When are you starting the ride?

It looks like it would just be me and you.I just got back from riding the route...it takes a little over 5 hours and about 200 miles.River road is closed so we'll just go down 60 and start the good stuff with 376.This is a really good route,if you like VERY twisty riding you will not be disappointed!All the roads are clean and in good to great condition.

If you're still in,let me know before 9 tomorrow morning.I'd like to meet at 11:30 at the Exxon on 146(Underwood St).Take the 7th street exit(Exit 155),you'll see a Subway at the bottom of the ramp,just go straight beside the Subway.146 will be about two blocks up at a stop light,the Exxon is right across the street(146).

I could go Sunday if that works better for you...the weather is going to be better Sunday.

Denny

That's a little more riding than I'm looking to do on the first ride out' date='

and some roads I'm not ready to hit this early either (ie. 555) [/quote']

Understood.I kind of thought that after I realized how long of a ride it would be for people in the Columbus area.You might want to keep that route in mind for later in the year though.

As for 555...the section I included on that route is probably the least challenging road on the whole route.

Hey rollinhot...how does the first gen FZ1 compare to the FJR?

Yep,motorcycleroads.us is a good one.If you're looking for the good stuff in seo they have the majority of the good roads.

I've been doing a lot of scouting for an upcoming FJR ride and I'd be happy to lead a ride of some of the good stuff on our route.I'd be on my KLR,which is NOT the king of power,so it would be at a medium pace.

Here's the tentative route;

From Zanesville...60s>555s>669e>River rdn>cross the Muskingum river and pick up 376 @Gaysport>@McConnelsville pick up 78e>83s>@Beverly 339e>@Dexter City 821s>CR11>565e>260s>26w>Colgate Dr>CR375>CR43>CR11>821>530>60n back to Zanesville.

When we get back to 60 from 530 we can just slab it up 60 or cross the river and continue the twisties.

You're probably looking at 150-200 miles from Zanesville for the loop.Since most of you guys would be coming from the Columbus area I don't know if you're looking for a ride that long...but there it is if you're interested.

Plenty of twisty roads,check it out on google maps at 1 mile scale.

i will get route and more info up here very soon

You're looking at those maps just dreaming about that Multistrada on those twisty S.E.O. roads aren't ya?

That billet/lexan clutch cover is definitely a nice touch!!!

YOu guys seriously need to look into gettong dirt toys to help get you through winter.

^

hopefully I'll remember to map this something this week and add it to the sticky of must do roads and routes I started unless you want to Right at the top of this sub-forum!

This thread is one person's opinion so far.I would wait and get some other opinions on these roads before I would put it in the forums "must do" roads list,but I can't imagine a curve carver not liking these roads.

Another good one in the same area is SR339 from SR60 in Beverly to SR821 just north of Marietta. It's a short run but pretty fun and you can jump right on SR821 for a longer ride.

SR339 is about 5 miles north of CR11(Denzell or Danzell Rd) on SR821.That's one of the routes I take when I come down from Zanesville.Nice new pavement on SR339.

Spring is right around the corner so it's time to start posting up those "new to me" twisty roads to check out this season.Here's a couple to put on your "to do list"...CR42 and CR11.They're in that great riding area east of Marietta and can be used as a connector between SR26 and SR565 or SR821.If you want a fun TWISTY loop try this;Just after you go under I-77 on SR26 west on the eastside of Marietta take a right onto Colgate Dr,then right onto CR375 Glyndale Rd for two miles then veer right onto CR42 (Stanleysville Rd),CR42 will T into CR11,take a right on CR11 (Dalzell Rd),CR11 will T into SR565,take a right to SR260,right on 260 to SR26 and take another right which will take you back to the eastside of Marietta where the loop started.

I know some people might be a little skeptical about how good a county road can be,but these roads,especially CR11,rank right up there with most of the good state routes in the area.CR11 is endless medium to tight sweepers for about 10 miles,it never stops,just constant turns!

One caveat...all of the Washington county section has great pavement,but the last mile before you get to 565 is old pavement,not real bad,but not good.If you come in from 565,just be patient,the old pavement is just one mile and then the fun begins!

Here's a little teaser ...a small section of CR42...

Don't leave feedback until you know the condition of the engine. If you neg him for taking a week to ship then you can't neg him if the engine is crap. If the engine is good I'd give him a neutrl saying shipping was slow and communication could have been better.

I'd probably handle it the way Scruit suggests.I wouldn't give them a negitive feedback.I buy and sell on ebay and I would only leave a negitive feedback if there was a problem that the seller refused to correct.

Good to hear the engine arrived in good condition.

I really wish they would give me a phone number. I feel a lot of this could have been avoided had I been able to talk with someone directly, instead of chopped up ebay messages.

Hard to understand why they wouldn't give you a phone number or do a better job of responding to your emails.

Nothing good can come from bad communications,it puts a negitive feeling on the transaction before the product even arrives.

Good luck.

I like it!

I like the top one in the first set...brake roter behind the dog,dog's head resting on the rim gives the logo a more accessible tone.Less biker,more rider feel.Easy to read.

BTW,I was just looking at the definition of accessible...first definition;easy to approach,reach,enter,speak with,or use.

Seems like good criteria for a shop logo.My 2 cents.

Thanks Casper,I just ordered one.

The Black Diamond I've been using is about 7 years old,it still works fine,but it's looking a little rough.One of the best things I ever bought for motorcycle camping.

I've also debated on that one for a long time,but I can stay pretty comfortable down to the high twenties so I'm still on the fence on going heated.Besides,below 30 the road surface is my main concern.

It looks like your riding season just got 3-4 months longer.

It was a blue dress if you remember right.

Oh well,I might as well log off,it could be a long time waiting for a Bush/Chaney success.

I hope you guys have fun fantasizing about your commander-in-chief's cock.

You guys really seem to be fixated on black cock.What's up with that?

Still waiting for those Bush/Chaney successes.

I was never really interested in other guys cocks,but since you seem to be...go for it.

Gotta commend the bonehead for actually trimming some costs. Too bad he didn't focus on some of the painfully obvious areas of overspending though instead of military pay to those serving.

NoBama 2012

...and he got Bin Ladin and he got us out of Iraq,where we never should have been in the first place and achieved nothing but killing over 4000 Americans,God only knows how many working class Iraqis, and spending nearly two trillion dollars doing nothing but creating another generation of terrorists.

And he/we have killed more top ranking Taliban leaders in the last year using drones than the previous cartel did in their whole failed,and costly,efforts in the region.Drones save both money and American lives.

And he just ordered the successful rescue of an American and Dane from Somali prates,while killing nine pirates.

What military successes did the Bush/Chaney cartel have other than Chaney's numerous deferments to stay out of Vietnam.

I just got back from a 80 mile ride on SR376,SR78 and SR555,and for the whole 80 mile ride I didn't have one car in my lane.I love winter riding...you have the road to yourself,great sightlines due to no leafs,no bugs and no slow moving Harley parades.

Just dress warm,stay in the tire tracks to avoid sand and cinders,and have fun.

Of course sunny 45 degree days help too.

Speaking of old receivers,I just picked up my old (1981) Nakamichi 730 from Stereo Lab in Columbus.I bought it about 7 years ago at an auction sale for $130.It's a way under rated at 105wpc @ 8 ohms;tons of clean,detailed power.It had a relay go bad and some weak caps replaced.

I also just got my Technics SL1700-MK2 turntable serviced and my Nakamichi 700ZXL tape deck went in for service when I picked up the 730.All of this stuff is about 30 years old so I thought I better get alittle maintenance done if I want to keep running them.

Anybody still enjoying the relatively warm January?

I've been out every day this week for at least a little ride around town.Tuesday I took a ride down to Athens to see a movie.It was a nice ride,but I hit a couple of small snow squalls on the way home that made it interesting.Thankfully they didn't last very long,or it might have been a little tricky.