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Gloves are on their way to me. Thanks again mcdoggy! Real easy seller to deal with. Wanted to give you a bump and a public thumbs up! Thanks again

Me thinks your sarcasm meter is borked. (I hope...)

This^ An awesome part of my Aerostitch suit is that I constantly forget where I put things because there are so many pockets (yes i put that in the win column.) I can easily carry my phone, wallet, house keys and some snacks and not notice a bit of it while riding.

I had planned on doing a solo ride north of the Coshocton area this Saturday, but if others want to check out those roads I'd be into meeting up before taking the loop I've got planned. In the interest of full disclosure: - I have never been to this area and will probably get lost - I will be riding conservatively (see above) - I expect I will be grinning like an idiot the entire time

Nice. I know nothing about the roads I picked. I just know they look twisty on the map haha. Any good roads down there that I missed?

After Doc's ride, I realized i was missing out on some really good roads by not venturing out a little. I put together a route that i am hoping to take before the end of the year. My goals for the ride: Around 5 hours (leave 8am back by 1pm for the Brownies if I go on a sunday) Good twisties for a learning rider like me Not a ton more than an hour of slab to get there (anymore on the GS is no fun) This is what I put together. Thoughts? I realize I am breaking some of my "rules" with this route. They're more guidelines than rules .

Nice work, Doc. A+ on getting some pretty lights in there too!

Doc, I can't send a link from my phone, but check out Pretty Lights- Finally Moving Remix. It's got samples with lyrics and may be a bit slower than you'd like, but might fit well based on your description. {soon to be added YouTube clip}

I'm glad you passed along the tip doc! I always try to do all my braking before the turn, but was running in too high a gear to really take advantage of any engine braking like I could have. Things smoothed considerably once I dropped it down a gear. Ninja edit: I would be SO down for an OR day at Nelson. I'll start eating ramen tonight if I need to haha

No offense taken at all Josh. The GS is a great learning tool for me. It really forces me to concentrate on being as smooth as possible to maintain corner speed (cause I know damn well I'm not catching anyone on the straights haha). I'm no where near being as smooth as I want to, but can honestly say I rode home a better rider than I was at the beginning of the ride.

That was an interesting way to start the ride haha. I was already moving pretty good (for me and the GS anyway!) trying to "catch up" only to have the whole group show up BEHIND me lol

Got home safe. Ali and I broke off then ended up hooking up with 212W>77N. Got home round 8 and was absolutely wiped out! Thanks for putting this together doc. I had a great time meeting everyone and getting on some awesome roads. Also, a special thanks to anyone who put up with my geriatric pace haha.

Getting the GS some much needed TLC today and I'll be there tomorrow.

Even better. 9am?

I'm good with the slab down. Gets a bit buzzy on the 500, but nothing unbearable. What about meeting somewhere along 480. Maybe the best buy lot on ridge? Should be central enough for most and kind of on the way down.

That's all I've been hearing. it definitely makes me even more excited to give a trackday a shot... if that's even possible

That sounds good to me. I'll shoot you a PM closer to the ride date.

Thanks! Now that I've got the suspension more to my liking, I've been toying with the idea of taking it to the track next season. I was going to wait until I got a newer bike that is built with track use in mind, but taking my GS might be good for the first couple outings. Has anyone taken a bike like mine (250r, GS500, EX500 etc) to the track? Thoughts?

I don't have anything on the books for that weekend so I'm 95% certain I'll make it. Definitely a little apprehensive as that will be, by far, the most miles I've done in a day, but looking forward to it nonetheless

If everyone doesn't mind having a newbie tag along, I'd be into coming down and going for a ride.

That's Annie! I've had her for just about 2 years. Love it. It's a great vehicle for NE Ohio. Awesome in the snow and fun to take around topless during the summer:cool:

Thanks. I liked the bike when I got it and figured it would be a good learning tool. I've since replaced the front fork springs with sonic springs .95 kg/mm straight rates and 10/15 wt fork oil and swapped the rear shock with one from a kat 600. Wow, totally different bike. And yes, I would imagine it could function as a more than suitable flamer getaway vehicle

Hello All, I just started riding this season. Took the MSF BRC course back in may and have been riding my '94 GS500 since then. I've been learning a ton and have put just about 2000 miles on so far with no intention of slowing down.