Mary#17

Charlotte, NC. 2 hours to the beach. 2 hours to the Mountains. Perfection! Still have seasons but not as dramatic (aka long winters) as Cleveland. 

On 4/16/2019 at 10:11 PM, flick311 said:

Unfortunately 520 and 206 ( which I ride frequently ) are scheduled for chip and seal in June. A buddy of mine stopped and talked with the state crew last week...His wife works for ODOT and confirmed that.

Ugh! Why! So few decent roads up north and they ruin these as well. 

23 hours ago, Uncle Punk said:

How fun is that.

Is there content about your bikes only or about the two of you? You guys are both very good riders and ride more than most so I'm wondering if any of that was worked into an article.

We actually had a few pictures and mentions. My XS400 won Best Custom Japanese and Ed won second place for Best Custom European. It was a cool event.  I tried to capture screen shots of the digital magazine but not sure how legible they will be. 

Thank you! We were really pleasantly surprised. We bought like 5 copies of the magazine of course. LOL!

Take a look at the links below. The last link was just updated August 20. Shows planned and unplanned closures or delays. I've also found the OHGO app to be pretty accurate. Have fun! Ride Safe. 

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D10/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.facebook.com/ODOTD10/

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D10/newsreleases/Pages/Current-and-upcoming-closures-and-restrictions-as-of-August-20,-2018.aspx

OHGO app. 

Is 800 still in bad shape? I haven't been on it in ages but I remember loving the fast sweepers. 

I prefer SEO and WV as well but there are times where it's raining down south and nice in PA.   My husband and I have limited weekend opportunities for overnight trips so I've been trying to figure out alternates if the weather is crappy on our usual routes. It just doesn't seem like it really exists within the distance we are looking at. Oh well. Worth a try. 

I picked these up earlier in the year and I like them. They carry long and short sizes. They come with knee armor and my hip armor from another under short worked great in them. I have not worn them on any long rides as it got way hot and I've been wearing my vented leather pants almost exclusively but they were comfortable.  Sit pretty high on the waist. 

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/oxford-super-leggings?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=1100507490425|410|pg2434111|c0f234b5-7532-4b70-88ea-3cb6526c1f00&utm_campaign=PLA-Oxford Products-All&utm_content={CriteriaId}&kclid=c0f234b5-7532-4b70-88ea-3cb6526c1f00

@Tpoppa

Side topic - are you aware of any good roads in PA? 

1 hour ago, Tpoppa said:

I think the riding on the NE of Beckley is better than the SW section of the state.

I also seem to recall some areas over there were prone to flooding and road closures.

Ok. Maybe will stick the tried and true on the east side. 

Hello all,

We have typically done roads on the eastern side of 64/77 but I've seen some recommendations for nice roads on the other side. Anybody ridden any good roads in this area? Thanks. 

Just a heads up, lots and lots of roads in that area are closed or have been closed in the past couple weeks due to flooding so keep an eye out for muddy/dirty roads. We are heading down over the weekend and several of our normal roads are closed right now. There's a cool app that shows road closures and seems to be updated frequently. OHGO

Have fun!

My husband is very mechanically inclined so that's no biggie. I've found a 2002 TTR 90 locally for $800 that looks a little beat or I can get a 2009 from Columbus for $1000.  The Tao is $650.  I'm having a hard time justifying $800 for a somewhat beat up 16 year old bike.  It's just going to be a trail bike so I'm not that concerned with the suspension. I'm completely indecisive at the moment for what I want to do. Keep going back and forth. 

Thank you for the comments on your experience with the bike. 

Anybody have any experience with the Tao dirt bikes? I'm looking for a semi automatic for my daughter and the used TTRs are either beat up or overpriced.  Supposedly has a Honda clone motor whatever that means. Thoughts? 

5 hours ago, Howabusa said:

514 is closing 6/4 for 126 days.

What part? Near Nashville or further south?

WTB - TTR 90/110 other Semi Automatic dirt bike.  Looking for something for my 11 year old daughter. Ready to buy now. Thanks. 

39, 60, 206, 62 ,520, 514.  Did a loop yesterday.  All roads were in pretty good shape. Construction at 60 just south of Killbuck. One lane road with traffic light (long traffic light).  Other than that, all was good. 715 was open but pretty dirty. 

Reviving an old thread again.  Have any of you ladies found any jeans that have a higher rise? Low rise jeans for sport riding are just asinine.  Jeans need to have Kevlar and knee armor at a minimum. A bonus would be hip armor or pockets for the hip armor. 

I might be open to textile if it is plain.  Many textile pants look like they are trying to be throwbacks to parachute pants. I don't need 30 pockets either. Thanks!

Thank you! I was wondering if 715 was flooding in all of this. This is a picture from a few years ago. One year, there was a deck on one of the bridges along with trees and other debris.  I can't believe how high the water gets.

Hello all, Hoping to make it out this weekend for a ride. Are there any major closures or construction in this area? Thanks in advance!

Mary

1 hour ago, Tpoppa said:

Ha.  The guy I bought it from works at Ianelli's.  It's one of his personal cars.  It was serviced there with full maintenance records.  I agree, they have a really good reputation.

My husband blames Ianelli for the fact I now have 2 cars! Ha! They had one on their lot back in January that looked nice but sold in a couple days. After that I started casually searching for Audi's again (I've done it yearly since I sold my last one back in 2010). Found my unicorn in New Hampshire. My husband flew to Boston and drove it back in a Nor'Easter a couple months ago.  He's awesome! 

I have an A4 and a Miata. Both are great cars.  This is my second A4 and second Miata (although the first Miata was my husbands). I autocross the Miata which is a blast. 

Since you are in Ridgeville, check out Ianelli's for service. They are really great and pretty reasonable. Congrats on the Audi. I love mine. 

18 minutes ago, redkow97 said:

Very cool.  I think you should give the yammy a chance at back-road glory.  Those tires aren't going to be much help if the 1098 is your basis for comparison!

Ha! I think I choose those tires for the sole purpose of keeping me mellow!  The tires aren't that bad surprisingly. It just steers heavier for the most part. 

This is what it looked like when we bought it. Between this and another parts bike, we were able to put together a nice bike.