Ken45

Oh gosh, Alger County H58! They just paved that road recently. It is the ONLY E-W route in the county and was sand!

That's the access road to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Beautiful country up there.

We drove that section of SR73 yesterday, saw a skid mark that may have been the OP's.

I'll try to put this gently: It was plain irresponsible to be doing those speeds on that road. You are lucky that you only killed a deer and not an innocent person.

It infuriates me that the state won't open the season on deer. I know why, it's $$...licensing is a cash cow, but the blood of a lot of people are on the hands of the ODNR for keeping the deer numbers high needlessly. You can shoot groundhog year round, coyote, etc. Deer populations are in no danger of being impacted by deer being hunted heavier, and in fact a lot of good comes from that not only OUR safety but food from the kills, less crop damage, etc.

I absolutely agree! DNR only cares about license fees, not what their deer do in property damage and human life.

If I have a horse that gets out and causes a wreck, I am responsible. I think it's time that we start nailing DNR to the wall for the damage their %$^%$# deer do. They claim that the deer belong to the state. Well fess up and pay the damages your deer cause.

Heck, I hate to even drive the truck after dark in fall.

Ken

where .45acp uses a different casing for +P loads,

The only difference in +P ammo is the headstamp has "+P" on it. The brass is identical to standard pressure. It is just stamped with the +P so that the user knows it is a hotter round and does not put it in a gun that cannot handle +P.

Ken

Well I guess spike heels is one way of being able to "flat foot" (well, flat shoe) the bike! ;-)

I wonder how she does with the toe shifter?

What's the difference between an FZ6 and an FZ6R?

I rode an FZ6R at a Yamaha demo days and I liked it a lot.

The FZ6 is consistently voted "Best Motorcycle Ever" by FZ6Forum.com.

That wouldn't be a biased community would it?

Good luck with the sale.

They migrated the site last week. They had some info about changing your DNS server if your current server didn't pick up the new address.

That's a good, very solid gun.

I don't know if they are what you are looking for but there are ATV dirt trails at Pike State Forest (SE of Hillsboro) and Wayne NF ATV area down at Hanging Rock east of Portsmouth. Wayne requires a trail pass. Not sure what Pike requires for street legal dirt bikes.

Ken

If you can, I agree with the advice to keep both until you see how you feel about both of them. I figured I'd sell the Nighthawk when I got the Goldwing, but the NH is much better for the twisty roads and on hot summer days when the GW is too darned protected to ride.

YMMV

Ken

FYI, report the problem so that it hopefully gets fixed:

COLUMBUS (April 29, 2009) - As more Ohioans choose motorcycles and scooters as their primary means of transportation in warmer weather, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is taking special steps to ensure their safety at intersections across the state.

Over the past several months, ODOT has worked closely with the American Motorcycle Association to target automated traffic signals that are not sensitive enough to recognize when a motorcycle or scooter is waiting for a light to change. Frustrated bikers or the drivers in cars behind them may choose to run the red light, putting them and other motorists at serious risk.

Last year there were 60 intersection-related motorcycle fatalities, representing nearly a third of all motorcycle fatalities in Ohio.

To enlist the help of Ohio’s motorcyclists, ODOT has set up a special phone number - (614) 387-0722 - and email address - bike.report@dot.state.oh.us - for motorcyclists to report these problem intersections.

ODOT will then notify signal owners - often a city or county - about the problem and offer recommendations, such as increasing the sensitivity of the in-ground loop detectors which trigger the signal. Another possible solution is to paint symbols on the pavement where motorcyclists should stop to activate the loop detector.

ODOT will update the state’s construction specifications later this summer to improve traffic signal safety at future intersections. Any new signals that are paid for using federal or state transportation money will be required to follow the updated specifications, which will include improved layout and sensitivity requirements for loop detectors.

The Problem

Traditional signal detection uses loops or electrical wires in the pavement that trigger a signal to change when it detects metal at an intersection. Because bicycles and motorcycles have far less metal than cars and trucks, some traffic signals fail to detect riders. And, if a signal won’t work, riders are forced to wait for another vehicle or continue through an intersection illegally on a red light.

In addition, traditional loops have hot and cold spots that are difficult for riders to trigger. If a bicycle or motorcycle stops in the middle of a loop, the signal won’t recognize the rider. If the bicycle or motorcycle stops on top of the loop, it may trigger the signal, but only if the rider knows where the loop is located.